MBA NSW-ACT

Council Members of MBA NSW-ACT since 1970*

Edward Booth, AM	Councillor Vice–President	1970 - 1991 1975 - 1991	David Pope, OAM	Councillor President	1976 - 1999 1980 - 1992
Margery Scott–Young, MBE	Councillor Vice–President	1978 - 1989 1980 - 1989	Kenneth Shelley–Jones	Councillor Vice–President	1980 - 1998 1991 - 1995
Peter Duke	Councillor	1981 - 2009	Bruce Kendall	Councillor	1981 - 1988
John Newlinds, OAM	Councillor Treasurer President	1981 - 2008 1982 - 1992 1992 - 1996	Joy Vautin	Councillor	1981 - 2003
Norma Stephens	Councillor Vice–President	1982 - 2007 1989 - 1995	Vicki Pearson	Councillor	1983 - 1984
Lyal Brown	Councillor	1984 - 1991	Bryan Curtin	Councillor Secretary	1984 - 1996 1987 - 1993
Stella Dalton	Councillor	1984 - 2005	Gavin Frost	Councillor Councillor	1987 - 1994 1996 - 2008
Richard Herlihy	Councillor Treasurer President	1987 - 2015 1992 - 1996 1996 - 2005	Thea Robilliard	Councillor	1989 - 1996
Michael Bender	Councillor	1991 - 1994	Robert Wines	Councillor Treasurer Councillor	1993 - 1996 1996 - 2002 2002 - 2003
John Harrington	Councillor Vice–President	1994 - 1995 1995 - 2002	Struan Robertson	Councillor	1994 - 2000
Colin Thompson	Councillor	1994 - 1998	Robyn Napier	Councillor	1995 - 1999
Michael Eagleton	Councillor	1996 - 1997	Peter Frost	Councillor	1998 - 2000
Kim Hill	Councillor	1998 - 2000	Gary Galambos	Councillor Vice President	1998 - 2014 2003 - 2012
Stephen Green	Councillor	1999 - 2012	Clement Loy	Councillor	2000 - 2011
Lian Pfitzner	Councillor	2002 - 2003	Antonio Di Dio	Councillor Treasurer	2002 - 2005 2003 - 2005
Elizabeth Rushbrook, CSC	Councillor	2004 - 2011	Yvonne Skarbek	Councillor	2004 - 2010
George Boffa, OAM	Councillor	2007 - 2013	Chaminda Wijeratne	Councillor	2007 - 2015
Allan Wang	Councillor	2012 - 2013	Michelle Penm	Councillor	2013 - 2016
Deborah Campbell	Councillor	2015 - 2016 2019 - 2019	Noel Wilton	Councillor	2015 - 2019
Reem Mina	Councillor	2007 - 2019	David Chen OAM	Councillor President	1992 - 2019 2005 - 2019

*Information about MBA NSW-ACT Councillors prior to 1970 is contained in the publication History of the Medical Benevolent Association of NSW by Dr Margery Scott–Young.

Dr P. S. Jones	1897 – 1926
Dr T. Fiaschi	1926 – 1927
Dr S. H. McCulloch	1927 – 1928
Dr A. W. Campbell	1928 – 1936
Dr A. A. Palmer	1936 – 1939
Dr R. J. Whiteman	1939 – 1953
Dr J. E. V. Barling	1954 – 1959
Dr E. A. Tivey	1959 – 1963
Dr H. R. W. Sharp	1963 – 1972
Dr B. Florance	1972 – 1980
Dr D. C. Pope, OAM	1980 – 1992
Dr J. S. Newlinds, OAM	1992 – 1996
Dr R. F. Herlihy OAM	1996 – 2005
Dr D. T. Chen OAM	2005 – 2019
Dr C Dalton	2000 - 2022
Dr A Wines	2022 - Present

2021 marks our 125 Year Anniversary of providing care and support to medical practitioners, their families and others.

Click here to read Medical Benevolent Association NSW – Reflections on 120 years.

Dr Margery Scott-Young OBE (MBA NSW-ACT councillor and Vice- President 1978-189) documented the The History of the Medical Benevolent Association of NSW which was published in 1985.

Dr David Pope OAM (MBA NSW-ACT Councillor and President 1976-1999) complied A Supplement to the History of the Medical Benevolent Association of NSW – The Decade 1986-1995.

Dr David Pope OAM , Mrs Mary Doughty AM (MBA NSW-ACT Social Worker 1964- 2007) and Dr Richard Herlihy (MBA NSW-ACT Councillor, Treasurer and President 1987-2015) have updated Dr Pope’s Supplement to include information about the Association’s affairs 1996-2010.

In addition The Medical Benevolent Association of NSW maintains a closed collection of historical records at the State Library of NSW.

If you would like more information Contact Us.

The Councillors are the Directors of MBA NSW-ACT, ensuring compliance with State and Federal legislation. They review all referrals and determine financial gifts to doctors and their families and others in need.

The work of MBA NSW-ACT is underpinned by the Council's Purpose, Vison, Mission and Values Statements.

Our Purpose

To provide tangible, confidential and meaningful assistance to doctors and their families in NSW and ACT to support their return to independence and, where possible, to their vocation.

Our Vision

To be recognised as the pre-eminent organisation delivering meaningful assistance to NSW and ACT doctors and their families currently experiencing adversity due to illness, accident, or any significant life stressor including loss of income.

Our Mission

We support the medical community in NSW and ACT by providing professional counselling, information, referral, advocacy, and financial assistance to members of medical families to support their timely recovery from significant life challenges or other adversity.

Our Values

Compassion
Empathy
Accessibility
Responsiveness
Timeliness

Our Focus

We encourage doctors and their families to seek help early as our ultimate aim is for them to return to independence, rather than dependence.
We seek to improve our brand awareness and service provision to ensure we meet the evolving needs of our beneficiaries.
We actively work with other organisations who provide support services to ensure the best outcome for doctors and to avoid duplication of scarce resources.
We seek to be respected as a knowledge base on doctors’ well-being trends and invited to discussions around advocating for the medical community.
We are a united and collaborative team; teamwork comes naturally to us because of our passion and dedication to do the absolute best to support doctors and their families, experiencing adversity.
We appreciate all our funders and partners and hold ourselves accountable for efficiently and effectively utilising the resources they generously provide us.
We are continually evolving, encourage feedback and are always striving to do things better.
We make decisions that ensure the long-term sustainability of the organisation, so we can continue our mission, and honour our legacy.

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