Patron in Chief

Her Excellency Professor the Honourable
Margaret Gardner AC
Governor of Victoria

Patrons

Mr Julian Burnside AO, QC

Professor Barry Conyngham AM
MA (Hons), DMus

Professor Gary McPherson
PhD, MMus Ed, DipMusEd, FTCL, LTCL

Life members

Professor Max Cooke OAM (Deceased)
Bundesverdienstkreuz, DipMus, MMus, 6ème Degeé (Paris), FACE.
Award co-designer, Award co-founder and inaugural Artistic Director

Mrs Erna Werner, BA (Deceased)
BA, Award co-founder

Mr Neil Werner OAM 
Award co-founder and former Award Board President

Board executive

President 
Darryl Coote
BMus (Hons), MMus, AMusA
Award co-designer and Award co-founder

Secretary 
Judy Longley
Award co-founder

Chief Finance Officer
Barbara Evans
FCA, GAICD

Board members

Peter Di Giorgio

Carolyn Leslie, AMusA

Julienne Tracy, BMus, DipEd, Award co-founder

Associates

Lizanne Goodwin, BA BSc

Michael Goodwin

Ngaire Rikys

Daphne Turnbull, ARAD

Artistic Director

Wendy Lorenz, DSCM Perf (Hons), DSCM Teach (Hons), LMusA

Award support

Music coordinator – Carolyn Leslie

Piano technician – Shaun Catchpole

Marketing and public relations – Starling Communications

Graphic design – Studio Zoe, Company X and Willprint Minuteman Press Shepparton

Printing – Willprint Minuteman Press Shepparton and Michel Signs

Website – Mad Web Skills

Database coordinator – Barbara Evans

Legal advisors – Dawes & Vary Riordan Lawyers

Auditors – MMK Accounting