The Governor is patron to more than 100 community groups in Victoria. She supports and promotes organisations involved in voluntary service, industry, education, the arts, sport, and caring for those in need.
Applying for patronage
Requests for patronage should be made via the patronage request form.
As a general guide, Vice-Regal Patronage may be appropriate if an organisation:
- and its main officers enjoy good standing in the community
- has a Victoria-wide focus
- conducts business on a not-for-profit basis, and
- relates to the patrons' interests or professional experience.
There are many outstanding community organisations in Victoria and it is not possible for the Governor to be patron of them all, no matter how deserving.
To view the guidelines for patronage organisations, please download the document below:
The patronage organisations of the Governor are listed below.
Patronage of the Governor
| Organisation
|
Role
|
Patron
|
| 3MBS Melbourne 103.5FM
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Alexandra Club
|
Honorary Membership
|
Governor
|
|
Alfred Health Nursing Scholarship,Advancing Nursing Leadership
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Ardoch
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
Austral Salon of Music, Fine Arts and Literature
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Australia-Britain Society (Victoria) Inc
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Australia China Business Council Victoria
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
Australia Japan Business Council of Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Australia India Institute
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Australian Friends of Asha
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Australian Local Government Women’s Association Victorian Branch
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Australian National Piano Award
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Australian Red Cross - Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Awards Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Berry Street Victoria
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Burnet Institute
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Centre for Eye Research Australia
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Centre for Multicultural Youth
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Children First Foundation
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Committee for Melbourne
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Council of Christians and Jews Victoria (Inc)
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Country Fire Authority
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Country Women’s Association of Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Court Network
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Croquet Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Deakin University
|
Visitor
|
Governor
|
|
Defence Force Welfare Association Victoria Branch Inc.
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Diabetes Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Emergency Services Foundation
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Expression Australia
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Federation University Australia
|
Visitor
|
Governor
|
| Fight Cancer Foundation
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| fka Children’s Services
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Foodbank Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater Inc
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Fronditha Care
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Gardiner Foundation
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
General Sir John Monash Foundation
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Girl Guides Victoria
|
President
|
Governor
|
| Guide Dogs Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| HER Centre Australia
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Hush Foundation
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Keep Australia Beautiful (Victoria)
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Kids First Australia
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| La Trobe Society
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| La Trobe University
|
Visitor
|
Governor
|
| Landcare Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Leadership Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Life Education Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Lighthouse Foundation
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Melba Opera Trust
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Melbourne Legacy
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Melbourne Royal
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Monash University
|
Visitor
|
Governor
|
| Musculoskeletal Australia
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
National Ageing Research Institute
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
National Council of Women of Victoria Inc
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
National Gallery of Victoria Women’s Association
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
National Heart Foundation of Australia (Victoria)
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
Naval Association of Australia, Victorian Section
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Navy League of Australia (Victoria Tasmania Division)
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
No 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
|
Honorary Air Commodore
|
Governor
|
| Odyssey House Victoria
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Organ Music Society of Victoria
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Inc
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| OzChild
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Police Veterans Victoria
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
|
State Patron
|
Governor
|
| Reading Out of Poverty
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Riding for the Disabled Association of Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| RMIT University
|
Visitor
|
Governor
|
| Rostrum Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Royal Australian Navy
|
Honorary Commodore
|
Governor
|
|
Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV)
|
Patron and Honorary Member
|
Governor
|
|
Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Royal Historical Society of Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Royal South Street Society
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Royal Victorian Aero Club
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
|
Royal Victoria Regiment
|
Representative Colonel
|
Governor
|
| Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
|
Commodore-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| RSPCA Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Ryder-Cheshire Foundation Victoria Inc
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Ryder-Cheshire Victorian Homes Foundation Inc
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Scouts Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| SecondBite
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Sparkways
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
St John Ambulance Australia (Vic)
|
Deputy Prior of the Order of Victoria and Dame of Grace
|
Governor
|
| St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| State Schools’ Relief
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Swinburne University
|
Visitor
|
Governor
|
| The Bendigo Trust
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The Bendigo Youth Choir
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| The Carbine Club
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The Embroiderers Guild Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The Florey Institute
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
The Institution of Surveyors Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
The Melbourne Athenaeum Incorporated
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The Metropolitan Golf Club
|
Honorary Membership
|
Governor
|
| The Mission to Seafarers Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
The Order of Australia Association Victoria Branch
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The Pinnacle Foundation
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| The Queen’s Fund
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The Rose Society of Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
The Royal Commonwealth Society Victoria Branch
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
The Royal Humane Society of Australasia Inc.
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The Royal Melbourne Golf Club
|
Honorary Membership
|
Governor
|
|
The Royal United Services Institute of Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The Royal Women’s Hospital
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| The University of Melbourne
|
Visitor
|
Governor
|
|
The Victorian Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee
|
Chair of the Committee
|
Governor
|
| TPI Victoria Inc
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Travellers Aid
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Trust for Nature
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| U3A Network Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
United Nations Association of Australia Victoria Division
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Vacro
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Vasey RSL Care
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| VicHealth
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Victoria Police Legacy
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Victoria University
|
Visitor
|
Governor
|
|
Victorian Billiards & Snooker Association Inc
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
Victorian Opera
Victorian Rotary Emergency Services Community Awards
|
Patron-in-Chief
Patron
|
Governor
Governor
|
| Victorian School of Languages
|
Patron-in-Chief
|
Governor
|
| Women of the University Fund
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Yarra Riverkeepers Association
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
| Zoos Victoria
|
Patron
|
Governor
|
|
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