Life governorship is the most prestigious recognition South West Healthcare can bestow on an individual in acknowledgement of outstanding contribution to our health service over a prolonged period of time.
Here is our list of these remarkable people, including the year they were recognised:
Mrs Margaret Agnew – 2012
Mrs Jan Aitken – 1994
Mrs Mary Alexander – 2015
Mr Lyall Allen
Mr AL Anderson – 1968
Mrs GI Anderson
Mrs JF Anderson – 1973
Mr Ian Armstrong – 2007
Mrs Joan Askew – 1987
FH Baker
Mr R Baker
Mrs VG Balmer – 1969
Mr NI Bamford
Mr Rob Baker
Mrs Heather Barker – 1992
WT Barr
Mrs Beverley Bell – 1997
Mrs JA Bell
Mrs Shirley Bell – 1989
Miss Helen Bishop – 1980
Mr NC Boyd
Mr CG Boyle – 1964
Mr N Bradley
Mr David Bradshaw
Mr GN Brown – 2004
Dr Tony Brown – 2005
Mrs Irene Bruce
Mr CW Burgin
Mrs L Burleigh
Mrs Lorna Burnham
Mrs Jean Byron – 1993
Mr Steve Callaghan – 2019
Mr Lester Campbell – 2018
Mr Stan Carroll
Mrs EC Chaffey
ML Charles
Mrs FA J Chislett – 1970
Mrs Helen Chislett – 1971
Mr David Chittick – 1988
Mrs Diane Clanchy – 1994
Mr John Clark – 2003
Mr Alistair Cole – 1971
Mrs SE Cole
LJ Collins
Mrs Joy Conlin – 1992
Mrs Frances Coupe – 1986
Mrs M Cox
Mrs Marjorie Crothers – 2004
Mr Ian Currell – 2019
Mrs Veronica Cuzens – 2012
Mr A Dalton
Mrs Peg Davies – 2019
Mrs Dorothy Davis – 2020
Mr Simon DeGaris
Mrs Gloria Dickson – 1984
Miss Judy Donnelly – 2021
Mr GW Dowling
Mrs L Dowling
Mrs Barbara Draffen – 2023
Mrs Margaret Draffen – 2023
Mr Tony Dupleix – 2004
Mrs Veronica Earls – 1995
Mrs A Elliot
G Elliot
Mr PV Emery – 1945
Mr W Ferguson
Mr J Finch
Mr ER Ford
Mrs CE Fraser – 1989
BD French
R Gellie
Mrs FM George
Mr MW George
Mrs Claire Gibbons – 2015
Mrs Ann Glennon – 2012
Mrs Shirley Goldstraw – 1998
Mrs Helen Gollop – 2009
Mrs Joan Goodacre – 2000
Mrs E Goodwin – 1998
Mr Damian Goss – 2017
Mrs P Grace – 1977
Mrs Lorraine Graham – 2017
Mrs Gwen Grayson – 2014
Mrs Sheila Habel – 1999
Mr RE Harris
Mr AJ Hartley
Mrs Joy Hartley – 1998
Mrs A Havard
Mrs Monica Hayes – 1988
Mr P Heath
Mrs Mavis Heazlewood – 1996
Mr Oscar Henry – 1973
Mr AJ Hill
Mrs Barbara Hill – 2011
Mrs DM Hill
Mr GL Hill
Mr J Hill
Miss L Hill
Mrs P Hill – 1977
Mr W Hocking
Mrs Lorraine Hoey – 2010
Mrs Ann Holmes – 1988
HJ Holmes
Mr John Holmes – 1990
Mr WJ Holton
Mrs A Hooton
GN Hornsby
JS Hosking
Mrs E Howell
Mrs Wendy Howlett – 2023
Mr Mervyn Hoy – 2016
Mr Ray Hoy – 2014
Mrs Sharon Huf – 2001
Mrs Mary Hutchings – 1995
Mr R Hyde
Mrs Elwyn Jasper – 2015
Mr Murray Jasper – 2015
Mr David Jellie – 2007
Mr Barry Johnson – 2002
Mrs Margot Johnson – 1992
Mr Rex Johnson – 1993
Mr AE Kelly
Mrs Helen Laidlaw – 1991
Mrs Val Lang
Mr GA Larsen
Mrs Vivienne Lay – 2019
Mrs B Layther – 1981
Mrs Margot Lee – 2009
Mr S Lee
Mr PE Lillie
Mrs Hilary Lodge – 1991
Mr Chris Logan – 2017
Mr RW Lucas
Mrs Wendy Ludeman – 1995
Mrs AG Lumsden – 1965
Mrs Elizabeth Luxton
Dr Eldon Lyon
Mr ID Macdonald
Mrs ID Macdonald
Mrs AF MacInnes
S Mack
MC Mack
Mr John Maher – 2018
Mrs L Maher
Mr NS Marshall
Mrs Virginia Marshall – 2023
Mrs Norma Marwood – 1976
Mrs Jess Mathison – 1966
Mrs D McConnell – 1977
Mrs Bev McCosh
Mrs L McCosh – 1975
Mrs Norma McCosh
Mrs Janice McCrabb
Mr Peter McGregor – 1993
Mrs Glenda McIlveen – 2009
Mr Ernie McKenna – 1953
Mrs Mary McKenna
Mrs Judy McKenzie – 2001
Mrs Olive McKenzie – 2015
Mr Trevor McKenzie – 1989
Mrs Heather McCosker – 2017
Mrs H McLaren- 1969
Mrs Shirley McLean – 1999
Mr C McLeod
Mr Don McRae – 2003
Mrs Wendy McWhinney – 1990
Ms Felicity Melican – 2013
Dr John Menzies OAM – 2013
JE Meyer
Mr Andrew Miller
Mr J Miller
Mrs J Mills
Mr Ivan Mirtschin
Miss Mabel Mitchell – 1989
Mrs Coral Moore – 1985
Mr F Moore
Mrs Nancy Moore
Mr Robert Moore – 1991
Mr James Moran – 1992
Mr J Morris Jnr
Mr W Morris
Mrs Sharon Muldoon – 2017
Mrs I Mulligan
AE Murdock
Mrs G Mutten
Nestle (Fonterra) Sports & Social Club
Mrs Sheryl Nicolson – 2002
Mr AW Noel
Mrs HW Norman
Mrs Alison Northeast – 1989
Mr JB Norton – 1979
Mrs Helen Nunn – 2002
Mrs Barbara O’Brien – 1996
Mrs Judy O’Keefe – 1999
Miss K O’Leary
Mr L O’Rourke
Mr W Owens
Mrs Dianne Papworth – 2016
Mr Ken Parker – 1983
Mrs TJ Parker
Mrs GR Parsons – 1974
Mr DR Patterson
Mrs ME Paterson
Mrs Phyllis Peart – 1991
Dr Ian Pettigrew – 2002
Mr Bill Phillpot OAM – 1999
Ms Barbara Piesse – 1996
Mrs G Pike – 1979
Mrs Gloria Rafferty – 1993
Mrs Margaret Richardson – 1994
Mr DM Ritchie – 1982
Mr Ric Robertson
Mrs Judy Ross – 1978
Mr NJ Rowley
Mr Peter Roysland – 2001
Mr Leo Ryan – 2001
Mrs Sue Sambell – 2000
Mr John Samon – 1997
Mr RG Sampson
Mrs Eileen Savery – 1988
Mr A E Scott – 1962
Mr L Sedgley – 1952
Mr TT Shaw
Mrs A B Smart
Mr M Smill
Mrs Ann Smith – 2000
Michelle Smith
Mrs Lynette Stammberger – 2017
Mrs Margaret Stephens – 2020
Ms G Stevens
Mr GC Sullivan
Mrs B Surkitt
Mr DN Symons
Ms Carolyn Taylor – 2014
Mrs D Taylor – 1967
Mr F Taylor
Mr HC Taylor
Miss Kate Taylor – 1991
Mrs Robbie Taylor – 1987
Miss Yvonne Teale – 1985
Mrs A Thorpe – 1968
Mrs AJ Trotter
Mr SW Waldron
Mr JB Walker – 1974
Mrs H Wallace – 1974
Mrs Judith Wallace
Mrs RJ Wallace – 1979
Mrs D Wedge
RV Wellman
Mr AC Whiffen – 1982
Mr G Whiteside
Mr J Wilkinson
Mrs June Williams – 2000
Mrs Marion Williams – 2010
Mrs Zelda Williams – 2000
Mr John Wilson – 1992
Mrs NT Wines – 1972
Mr WJ Wines – 1988
Mr Russell Worland – 2019
CAN YOU HELP US? We’re currently conducting an exercise to gather more identifying information on our life governors. In days gone by, it was the done thing to list married women by the initial of their husband, for example. We’re now endeavouring to discover these women’s Christian names. We’re also wanting to use the Christian name of life governors who are currently listed by abbreviations. We’re also very keen to list the year each of our life governors received their life governorship (hence the dates next to many entries).
Life governors remain on our list for their lifetime. It is challenging to keep track of people as they move to live closer to family in their senior years, or move away from our region on retirement. We’d be very appreciative to receive information about any of our life governors who have passed away.
If you can help us with any of the above please email our community partnerships manager Suzan Morey at smorey@swh.net.au or phone her on 03 5564 4100.