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Office Bearers & Patrons

YearPresidentChairmanSecretaryTreasurer
1892-1893W.H. Davis
1894W.H. DavisE.R. GowerW.A. Steel
1895W.H. DavisF.T. MorehouseW.A. Steel
1896L.A. AdamsonA.F. MorrowA.F. Morrow
1897L.A. AdamsonA.J. LormerN.J. Lormer
1898L.A. AdamsonW.D. PodgerW.D. Podger
1899-1913L.A. AdamsonJ.V. DeaneJ.V. Deane
1914-1918L.A. AdamsonG.S. StewartG.S. Stewart
1919L.A. AdamsonJ.V. DeaneJ.V. Deane
1920-1921L.A. AdamsonS. HughesS. Hughes
1922L.A. AdamsonN.J. Holdsworth/W.D. KennedyN.J. Holdsworth/W.D. Kennedy
1923-1931L.A. AdamsonN.C. StephenN.C. Stephen
1932L.A. AdamsonN.C. StephenW.G. Amos Jnr
1933-1936H.J. StewartE.F. AtkinsJ.S. McCannW.G. Amos Jnr
1937-1940H.J. StewartE.F. AtkinsJ.S. McCannR.W. Venn
1941-45Recess due to WWII
1946H.J. StewartE.F. AtkinsG.T. MooreG.T. Moore
1947E.F. AtkinsP.A. MatthewsG.T. MooreG.T. Moore
1948-1949E.F. AtkinsE.F. AtkinsG.T. MooreG.T. Moore
1950E.F. AtkinsP.A. MatthewsG.T. MooreG.T. Moore
1951E.F. AtkinsE.F. AtkinsG.T. MooreG.T. Moore
1952-1953E.F. AtkinsP.A. MatthewsJ. FullertonG.T. Moore
1954-1958E.F. AtkinsP.A. MatthewsJ. FullertonS.R. Pitt
1960-1963E.F. AtkinsG.T. MooreJ. FullertonB.E. Fordham
1964-1966E.F. AtkinsG.T. MooreJ. FullertonN.C. Rundle
1967-1970E.F. AtkinsJ.S. McCannJ. FullertonN.C. Rundle
1971-1977L.S. ZachariahM.G. RusselJ. FullertonN.C. Rundle
1978-1980M.G. RusselT.A. JohnsonA.J. KeamN.C. Rundle
1981-1982T.A. JohnsonJ.F.X. DillonA.J. KeamN.C. Rundle
General Manager
1983T.A. JohnsonJ.F.X. DillonP.D. FrenchN.C. Rundle
1984-1986J.F.X. DillonJ.F. HawkinsP.D. FrenchN.C. Rundle
1987J.F. HawkinsR.I. ElliottP.D. FrenchN.C. Rundle
1988J.F. HawkinsR.I. Elliott/D.H. ScottP.D. FrenchN.C. Rundle
1989J.F. HawkinsD.H. ScottP.D. French/P.B. StevensN.C. Rundle
1990-1991D.H.ScottD. R. BurnesP.B. StevensN.C. Rundle
1992D.R. BurnesA.L. Langford-JonesP.B. StevensN.C. Rundle
Chief Executive Officer
1993-1996D.R. BurnesP.J. Rowell/A.L. Langford-JonesP.B. StevensN.C. Rundle
1997D.R. BurnesA.L. Langford-JonesP.B. StevensN.C. Rundle
1998A.L. Langford-JonesR.L. EvansP.B. StevensN.C. Rundle
1999A.L. Langford-JonesR.L. EvansP.B. Stevens/B.C. Connell (Acting)N.C. Rundle
2000A.L. Langford-JonesR.L. EvansP.B. StevensN.C. Rundle
2001-2003R.L. EvansB.R. McTaggartP.B. StevensN.C. Rundle
2004B.R. McTaggartN.M. BourkeP.B. StevensD.H. Scott
2005-2006B.R. McTaggartN.M. BourkeM.W. ShollyD.H. Scott
2007-2009N.M. BourkeB. ContiM.W. ShollyD.H.Scott
Vice-President
2010-2012B. ContiT.J. MerrettM.W. ShollyD.H.Scott
2013-15M.T. HazellT.J. NelsonM.W. ShollyA.L. Kirkwood-Scott
2015-16T.J. NelsonP.W. De YoungM.W. ShollyA.L. Kirkwood-Scott
2017T.J. NelsonG.A. VoyageM.W. ShollyA.L. Kirkwood-Scott
2017-19T.J. NelsonG.A. VoyageB.A. ConnellA.L. Kirkwood-Scott
2019-G.A VoyageA.L. Kirkwood-ScottB.A. ConnellM. Overman

VAFA Patrons

PATRONS-IN-CHIEF:

Sir Brian Murray*, K.C.M.G., A.O., K. St. J., 1983-85
Sir Bernard Callinan*, A.C., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., 1986-1992
Dr. Donald P. Cordner*, 1993-2005

PATRONS:

Messrs. E.F. Atkins*, 1971-2
G.T. Moore*, 1971-9
J.S. McCann* 1971-82
L.S. Zachariah*, 1979-9
M.G. Russel*, 1984-
T.A. Johnson* O.A.M., 1987-2003
J.F.X. Dillon, 1991-2019
Hon. Mr. Justice J.S. Winneke*, AO, RFD., 2005-19
Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria, 2022-
Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP, 2022-

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