Patrons
Former Patron in Chief
Her Majesty The Late Queen Elizabeth II
Senior Patron in Australia
His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd)
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Patrons
Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC Governor of New South Wales |
Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC Governor of Victoria |
Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM Governor of Queensland |
Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC Governor of South Australia
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His Excellency the Honourable Chris Dawson AC APM Governor of Western Australia and Mrs Darrilyn Dawson |
Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC Governor of Tasmania |
Administrator of the Northern Territory His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM |
President
David Arden RFD
Vice Presidents
The Right Honourable the Lord Mayors of Melbourne,
Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart and Darwin.
Janne Bowen
Frances Evans OAM
| Penny Callaghan | Professor Stephen M Cordner AM PSM | Ian Knight | Major General David J McLachlan AO AO Mil |
| A J Murphy AFSM | Cameron Ross | Dr Robert Webster OAM | Trevor White AFSM |
Secretary & Office Manager
Shelley Schade
Life Members
- Robert W Bett
- Rosalind T Bodley OAM
- Ian D Cairns RFD RD
- Ross M Campbell
- Roger T Jones OAM
- Graeme Keys RFD
- E G Kidd
- Caroline Larkins
- John H Maynard
- Denis A Roche
- Letitia M H Shelton
Auditors
McLean Delmo Bentleys Audit Pty Ltd
Representatives of the Society
The following are the Honorary Correspondents of the Society:
Queensland - Katarina Carroll APM, Commissioner of Police Brisbane, South Australia - Grant Stevens APM, Commissioner of Police Adelaide, Victoria - Shane Patton, APM, Commissioner of Police Melbourne, Western Australia - Col Blanch APM, Commissioner of Police Perth, Tasmania - Jonathan Higgins APM, Deputy Commissioner of Police Hobart, Australian Capital Territory - Reece P Kershaw APM, Commissioner Australian Federal Police Canberra, Northern Territory - Jamie Chalker APM, Commissioner of Police Darwin
Presidents
| 1876-1889 John Wilks JP | 1947-1951 Major-General Sir Julius Bruche KCB CMG | 1999-2013 Ross M Campbell |
| 1889-1893 Sir Arthur Nicholson Bart | 1951-1971 L.R. Stillman OBE MC | 2013-2023 Associate Professor John H Maynard |
| 1893-1925 George Lush | 1971-1986 Everard Bailieu CBE | 2023- David Arden RFD |
| 1925-1937 Thomas Brentnall | 1986-1992 Sir Bernard Callinan AC CBE DSO MC | |
| 1937-1947 Rupert Wilks | 1992-1999 Sir Rupert Clarke Bt AM MBE |
Relief Fund
David Arden RFD Director R.H.S. Nominees Pty Ltd |
Janne Bowen Director of R.H.S Nominees Pty. Ltd |
Frances Evans OAM Director of R.H.S Nominees Pty Ltd |
Penny Callaghan Director of R.H.S. Nominees Pty Ltd |
Advisory
Finance Penny Callaghan |
Executive President Vice President Treasurer Secretary |
Fire A J Murphy Trevor White |
Natural Disasters Janne Bowen Trevor White |
Marine
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Weapons David Arden David McLachlan |
Medical Professor Stephen Cordner |
Surf Frances Evans Ian Knight |
Aviation David Arden Cameron Ross |
Ambulance |
