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 2008 Board of Advisers are:

Mr Alan Ventress, Associate Director, State Records of NSW (Chair)

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)

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

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

Ms Mary Gray, teacher and educational consultant (Hon. Minutes Secretary)

Hon. Neal Blewett, academic and former Federal MP

Ms Catherine Gray, writer and editor, Parkes family


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.