Henry Parkes 
Foundation

PO Box 1360,
Neutral Bay
NSW 2089
Ph/fax:
02 9953 9678

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Trustees and Advisers

The Henry Parkes Foundation has been established as a charitable trust (tax deductibility reference no. DGR:475061), with three Trustees under the direction of a Board of Advisers consisting of between seven and nine people.

The 2009 Board of Advisers are:

Mr Ian Thom, company director, Parkes family (Chair, Hon. Treasurer)

Mr Graham Spindler, Parliamentary Education and Community Relations Manager, NSW Parliament House (Deputy Chair)

Emeritus Professor Peter Webber, architect and planner; Parkes family (Deputy Chair)

Ms Jane Gray, retired librarian; Parkes family (Hon. Secretary)

Hon. Neal Blewett, academic and former Federal MP

Ms Catherine Gray, writer and editor, Parkes family

Professor Richard Waterhouse, Bicentennial Professor of Australian History, University of Sydney


Trustees: Mr Neil Hartley, Ms Jane Gray, Mr Graham Spindler

Hon Consultants: Dr Helen Irving, academic and author; Emeritus Professor Brian Fletcher, historian and author (Founding Chair)

Hon. Auditor: Rex Hoeben, Kelly and Partners, Chartered Accountants

The Foundation acknowledges the support of Perpetual Trustees during its establishment phase, and ongoing sponsorship by Mr Bill Gibbins.