Our Patrons
Emeritus Patron
Prof. the Hon. Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO
Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD, CVO served as Governor of New South Wales from 1 March 2001 to 1 October 2014 and was the first woman to be appointed to the role. We are very proud to have Prof. the Hon. Dame Marie Bashir as our Emeritus Patron.
Patron
Georgie Harman
Georgie has been the CEO of Beyond Blue since 2014, and serves on the Boards of Mental Health Australia and Kilfinan Australia. Georgie’s extensive leadership, policy and service delivery experience, has her sitting on numerous advisory groups to governments, business and industry. She was also an inaugural Director of the Victoria Pride Centre, the first purpose-built centre for Australia’s LGBTIQ+ community. As a proud member of the LGBTIQ+ community, she has a deep commitment to creating a more just, inclusive and equitable society. We are very proud to have her as our Patron.
Patron
Anton Enus
Anton is a South African-born Australian news presenter and current co-host of SBS World News on Special Broadcasting Service (SBS). As a broadcast journalist for 38 years, Anton campaigns against discrimination and prejudice by telling people’s stories and in using his public profile to support organisations that empower people to be their true, authentic selves. In his career and in the community, Anton aims to show the value of visually presenting members of the community, so that we can learn their names, hear their backstories and appreciate their presence. We are very proud to have him as our Patron.