The Governor of Victoria, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, gives support to organisations to recognise the contribution they make to Victoria. This is known as patronage.

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

 

Abound Communities


 

Patron


 

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

 

CO.AS.IT – Italian Assistance

Association Melbourne


 

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

 

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

 

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

 

Lord Somers Camp and

Power House


 

Patron

 


 

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 Health 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

 

State Library Victoria


 

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 Kelvin Club


 

Honorary Membership


 

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 Rotary Club of Melbourne


 

Honorary Member


 

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 Society of Victoria

 

Patron

 

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

 


 

Tough Guy Book Club


 

Patron


 

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