The Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society Committee
The Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society Inc. was established in 1983 by Mrs Mikie Maas OAM PHF, a post-war immigrant, with support from volunteer judges Rosemary Dobson, Joan Phipson, and local poet Anne Bell. The Society was founded to recognise Dorothea Mackellar’s contribution to Australian literature.
The Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society Inc Committee consists of eight local community volunteers and two representatives from Gunnedah Shire Council.
Rebecca Ryan - President
Pip Murray - Vice President
Suzannee Houston - Secretary
Community members
Susan Wilson and Susie Lyle
Gunnedah Shire Council representatives
Councillor Rob Hooke and Nikki Robertson
Peter Wills - Treasurer
Vanessa Tiernan - Executive Officer