Menzies Foundation

About the Menzies Foundation

Introduction	Annual Reports	Chairman's Report	Directors	Council Members	Secretariat
Clarendon Terrace	Clarification	Publications	Medallion	Videos & CDs	Form of Bequest

Introduction

In 1978, the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust Appeal raised $6.2 million. The funds were invested and the Trust created its principal memorial - a non-political, not-for-profit organisation called the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation to promote excellence in health research, education and post graduate scholarship by Australians. Since 1979, the Menzies Foundation has expended approximately $20 million from investment income on a program of initiatives which have included:

the establishment of the Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin
the establishment of the Menzies Research Institute, Hobart
the establishment of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy
the funding of post-graduate scholarships in the fields of Medicine, Law , Engineering and Earth Sciences for study in the United Kingdom
the creation and funding of a research scholarship in the Allied Health Sciences at postgraduate level in Australia
support for the Menzies Memorial Scholars Association
support for Museum Victoria's Outreach Program and various web site programs such as Australia's Federation and Caught & Coloured
the sponsorship of a series of workshops, seminars and lectures on public health related themes
financial support for the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, London
the restoration and maintenance of "Clarendon Terrace" , East Melbourne
the creation of the Menzies Virtual Museum web site.

Form of Bequest

The Foundation's funds consist of the income from its investments, supplemented by some private donations and bequests. The following simple form of bequest may be adapted for use by persons intending to benefit The Menzies Foundation by their wills:

"I GIVE to the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation Limited of 210 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne to be applied for the purposes of the Foundation the sum of $.............................. (or part or all of the residue of my estate) free of all duty and I DIRECT that the receipt of the Executive Director be accepted as a sufficient discharge for the same."

For further information, please contact:

Executive Director
The Menzies Foundation
Clarendon Terrace
210 Clarendon Street
East Melbourne Vic 3002 Telephone: (03) 9419 5699
Fax: (03) 9417 7049
Email: menzies@vicnet.net.au

The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation Limited

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

COUNCIL MEMBERS

The Hon Sir Daryl Dawson, AC, KBE, CB
Chairman
Mr Brian J Doyle,
Deputy Chairman & Secretary
Mr Brian Jamieson,
Treasurer
Sir Guy Green
Mr Ross Illingworth
Mr Charles P H Kiefel
Professor Simon Maddocks
Mr James L McLachlan
Ms Edwina Menzies
Dr D-A Walsh
Dr M Estcourt

Mr B G Atkinson, AM
Professor M I Bullock, AM
Mr M H Codd, AC
The Rt Hon Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, DCL
Professor T Dwyer, AO
Mr P G F Henderson, AC
Mr R J Hornsby
Dr T H Hurley, AO, CBE
Professor Stephen Leeder, AO
Professor J D Mathews, AM
Professor K O'Dea, AO
Professor R Porter, AC
Mr A P Sheahan
Mr K H Spencer, AM (deceased 2004)
The Rt Hon Sir Ninian Stephen, KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE
Mrs J Trethewey, OAM
Sir William Vines, AC, CMG
Professor P L Waller, AO
Mr R J White, AO
Dr E C Wigglesworth, AM

The Menzies Medallion

The Menzies Foundation Secretariat
Executive Director		Professor John P Coghlan, AO, PhD, DSc, HonMD (NSW)
General Manager		Ms Sandra Mackenzie, OAM, BA, BLitt(Hons)
Web Manager (part time)		Ms Pam Shearman

All correspondence should be addressed to:
	The Menzies Foundation Clarendon Terrace 210 Clarendon Street EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002 Australia		Phone 03 9419 5699 Fax 03 9417 7049 email: menzies@vicnet.net.au

Clarification

The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation Limited is a non-profit, non-political organisation created to promote excellence in health research, education and post graduate scholarship by Australians. It has no relationship whatsoever with The Menzies Research Centre Ltd.

In recent years the Menzies Foundation has been wrongly identified as a “political think tank” in the media. The confusion has arisen since the establishment in 1994 of the Menzies Research Centre as “an independent think tank, affiliated with the Liberal Party of Australia” which aims “to undertake research into policy issues”. That Centre is based at the Liberal Party’s headquarters in Canberra and is not in any way associated with the Menzies Foundation which was established by the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust in 1979.

5 February, 2008