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 Who are we?
The Deafness Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, was founded in 1973 by the Hon. Peter Howson to act as an umbrella organisation, forum and information exchange and hopefully speak with a united voice for the Deaf and hearing impaired in the Community.
The Foundation today is dedicated to the support of the Deaf and hearing impaired through research, prevention, education, early detection and technology.
The Foundation is honoured to have Dame Elisabeth Murdoch as its Patron. A Board of Directors governs the operations of the Foundation and five part-time staff are employed. The services of the Foundation are made possible through the success of the Butterfly Badge Campaign and other fundraising initiatives, the support of volunteers, donors, the community, businesses and a government financial grant, which supports the position of a Rubella Education Officer.
Objectives of the Foundation
- To promote communication and understanding between all agencies and individuals involved in the field of hearing impairment
- To provide financial and other assistance to people with hearing impairment and to organisations working in the field of hearing impairment
- To promote research into all aspects of hearing impairment and its prevention and into the needs of people with hearing impairment
- To acquire and publish information and to undertake community education programs about hearing impairment, its prevention and the needs of people with hearing impairment
- To work in conjunction with other state, national and international organisations with similar objectives
- To represent the interests of people with hearing impairment at individual, community, municipal, semi-government and government (both State and Federal) levels
- To raise funds to support the activities of the Foundation
- To maintain an administrative structure to support the activities of the Foundation.
The Board
The Directors of the Board have a broad range of skills, experience and knowledge
both serving as directors of the Deafness Foundation and in the field of Deafness
and hearing impairment.
| President |
- Mr Peter Ickeringill, LL B (Hons), B.Comm (Hons), FCA, FCPA, ASIA
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| Vice Presidents |
- Dr Lyn Walker, COTWA, FAATD, BA, M.Ed (HI), PhD
- Mr E S (Stan) Batson, B.Ed. (LOTE)
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| Honorary Treasurer |
- Mr Robert Willis, Cert Tech Electronics
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| Members |
- Mrs Noeleen Bieske, TPTC, TTCID, B.Ed, M.Ed
- Mr Dean Barton-Smith, AMAMI, CPM, AFAIM, MAICD (MMktg, GradDipMktg)
- Ms Marie Fram, DipTch(Prim), GradDipSpecEd(HI), B.Ed.Grad Dip Curric, M.Ed. Dip Interpreting, NAATI Auslan Level 2, Grad Dip Deaf Studies (Auslan), LOTE (Auslan) accreditation
- Dr Sam Howes, MB, BS, FRACGP
- Mr J H (John) Marshall, AM, KCStJ
- Mrs Lisa-Jane Moody, M.A(Hons), DipAud., MAudSA(CCP)
- Assoc. Professor Brian Pyman, MB, BS, FRACS, DLO
- Assoc. Professor Gary Rance, PhD, MSc, DipAud, B.Ed. MAudSA (CC)
- Dr Richard Sutcliffe, MB, BS, FRARACS, FANZCA
- Dr Adrian.Thomas, FRCOG, FAGO, FRACOG
- Mr Gary Kerridge
- Mr Paul O'Halloran, B.Sc, GradDipAud, GradDipEd, GradDipErg, Cert Aural Rehab
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Committees
To assist in achieving the objectives of the Foundation working committees, consisting of experts in their respective fields, have been established.
Note that clicking on a committee name below will bring up more information about that committee.
Deafness Foundation Trust
The Deafness Foundation Trust was launched in October 1993 with similar aims to the Foundation but with three significant differences:
1. All donations are held in perpetuity and only the interest is used
2. Has the right to raise and distribute funds outside Victoria
3. Administered by the Trust Company of Australia.
| Patron |
- The Honourable Peter Howson CMB, MA, FAIM
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| Chairman |
- The President for the time being of the Deafness Foundation, now being Mr Peter Ickeringill
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| Advisory Board |
- Mrs Gwenda Alder PSM, BSc. DipAud
- Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC
- Dr Peter Freeman OAM, RFD, RD, FRCS, FRACS, DLO
- Mr William P Gurry AO
- Mr Julian Burnside QC
- Mr Robert Miller
- Prof. Field Rickards BSc (Hons), M.Ed. PhD
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| Awards Board |
- Mrs Joan Tannahill
- Mr David Jewell
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Since its launch, the Trust has been endowed by the following individuals and organisations:
| Amcor Limited |
The Estate of James Edward McEwen |
| BP Australia |
Mr & Mrs John Marshall |
| Dr Ronald G. Barden |
The National Australia Bank |
| Miss M.K.A. Bell Memorial Fund |
The Oticon Foundation (Denmark) |
| The Children's Bequest |
Potter Warburg Limited |
| Gwen & Gordon Bryant |
The Scholten Bequest |
| Coles/Myer Ltd |
Tattersall's |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia |
Dr Adrian Thomas |
| Deafness Foundation (Victoria) |
The Trust Company of Australia |
| Margaret Isabella Dutton Bequest |
Dr Robert Webb |
| Mr William P. Gurry |
Mr J.D.B. Wells |
| Mrs Margaret Jackson |
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch |
| Professor Geoffrey Blainey |
Mr & Mrs J.W. Randell |
| Mr Edward Gillard |
Dr G Campbell |
| Mrs Suzy Van der Vlies |
Interstate Schools Butterfly Campaign |
Our logo: The butterfly
Several years ago Judy Chancellor, one of our valued volunteers, was astounded
when she learnt that butterflies were deaf. She thought the butterfly would be a wonderful
logo for the Deafness Foundation in its quest to raise funds to help the Deaf and hearing
impaired community. Judy also designed a butterfly badge, which has been marketed for
numerous years and has become a major source of fundraising income. The popularity of
these badges continues to grow each year and they have become a "collectors item" for many.
"Butterflies are deaf too!"
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