Current Ambassadors
The White Ribbon Campaign would not be possible without the support of our Ambassadors. Ambassadors are men who willing to take a stand and be positive role models to other men in the community.
2011 White Ribbon Ambassadors:
BRISBANE REGION
Mustafa Ally
Editor in Chief & President
Cresecent Community News & Cresecents of Brisbane Inc
Peter Arnison
Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology
Bob Atkinson
Commissioner, Queensland Police Service
John Baird
Operating Centre Manager, GHD
Arch Bevis
Member for Brisbane, Australian Parliament
Gene Blow
Indigenous Health Coordinator, Queensland Health
John Bradley
Director-General, Department of Environment and Resource Management
John Brent
Mayor, Scenic Rim Regional Council
Mick Carr
South QLD Branch Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia
Troy Cassar-Daley
Singer/Musician
Errol Cenita
Director, Fresh Elements Dance Studio
Chiu-Hing Chan
Vice Chairman, Australian Chinese General Chamber of Business
Kee Cheung
Manager, Pathology QLD
Peter Coaldrake
Vice-Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology
Stephen Day, DSC, ADC
Commander 7th Brigade, Department of Defence (Army)
Gordon Dean
Magistrates Court of Queensland
Andrew Dettmer
President, Australia Manufacturing Workers’ Union
Peter Dutton, MP
Member for Dickson & Shadow Minister for
Finance competition Policy and Deregulation
Scott Emerson, MP
Member for Indooroopilly, Queensland Parliament
Richard Fidler
Presenter, The Conversation Hour
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Simon Finn, MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations
Member for Yeerongpilly, Queensland Parliament
Peter Forday
Mark Furner
Senator for Queensland, Parliament of Australia
Mal Grierson
Director-General, Department of Public Works
Laurie Horgan
Honorary North QLD Branch Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia
Dan Hunt
Associate Director General
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
Marshall Irwin
Judge, District Court of Queensland
Simon Kaplan
Executive Dean, Faculty of Information Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Wayne Ko
Secretary General, Queensland Federation of Taiwanese Associations
Joe Ludwig
Cabinet Secretary, Special Minister of State
Manager of Government Business in the Senate
Parliament of Australia
Leigh Mathews
Coach, Brisbane Lions Australian Football League
John Mickel, MP
Speaker, Member for Logan, Queensland Parliament
Ron Monaghan
General Secretary, Queensland Council of Unions
Magistrate Trevor Morgan
Magistrates Court, Beenleigh
Trevor Munday
South QLD Deputy Branch Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia
Lord Mayor Campbell Newman
Brisbane City Council
Magistrate Noel Nunan
Magistrates Court of Queensland
Pat O’Dwyer
Director, GHD
Stephen Page
Partner, Harrington Family Lawyers
David Pearce
Operations Manager, Queensland Rugby League
Ben Pennings
Community Development Coordinator, Reclink
Halim Rane
Deputy Director, Griffith Islamic Research Unit
Liam Reddy
Goalkeeper, Brisbane Roar
Rob Reed
Special Counsel, Minter Ellison
Phil Reeves, MP
Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Sport, Queensland Government
Steve Renouf
Ambassador for Sport for the Queensland State Government
Queensland Government
Bernie Ripoll, MP
Federal Member for Oxley, Australian Parliament
Stephen Robertson, MP
Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and Minister for Trade
Queensland Government
Kevin Rudd, MP
Member for Griffith, Australian Parliament
Mark Ryan, MP
Member for Morayfield, Queensland Parliament
Magistrate Zac Sarra
Magistrates Court of Queensland
Rob Schwarten, MP
Minister for Public Works, Information & Communication Technology
Queensland Government
Kerry Shine, MP
Member for Toowoomba North, Queensland Parliament
Mick Slater, DSC AM CSC
Commander 1st Division, Department of Defence (Army)
David Smith
State Secretary, Australian Service Union
Graham Streets
President, The Mad Spaz Club
Brian Sullivan
Lecturer, Master of Counselling Program
University of Queensland, School of Social Work
Gordon Tallis
Former Maroons Captain, SFX Sports Group
Alan Tesch
Ass. Director General, Department of Main Roads
Joel Turner
Director, MDP Touring PTY Ltd
Jim Turnour, MP
Member for Leichhardt, Parliament of Australia
Michael Voss
Senior Coach, Brisbane Lions AFL
Matthew Walton
Irfan Yusuf
Lawyer & Journalist
BUNDABERG REGION
Ian Rowan
CEO, YMCA of Bundaberg Inc
John Mark Dempsey, MP
Shadow Minister for Child Safety and Shadow Minister for Sport
Member for Bundaberg, Queensland Parliament
CAIRNS AND THE TROPICAL NORTH REGION
Jonathon Bankes
Manager, Cairns Homelessness Hub
Pablo Cardenas
Owner, North Queensland Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy
John Devaney
Founder, ProFee Australia
Sergeant Alan Dewis
Officer in Charge, Queensland Police Service
Senior Constable Jonathon Discombe
Queensland Police Service
Ryan Ellis
Senior Legal Officer, Cape York Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
Warren Entsch
Chair, Australian Rainforest Foundation
David Glasgow
Commissioner, Family Responsibilities Commission
John Harris
Chairman, Cairns Crime Stoppers
Todd Hartley
CEO, Choice Australia Management Ltd
Michael McCabe
Senior Constable Matt Moloney
Queensland Police Service
Shane Morris
Australian Rugby League Development
Peter Narducci
Development Officer, Queensland Rugby League
Rev Billy Ross
Program Coordinator, Cairns Youth Justice Program, Department of Communities
Magistrate Robert Spencer
Regional Coordinating Magistrate – Cairns, Magistrates Court of Queensland
Gary Taifalos
Dale Treanor
Special Projects Manager, Australian Football League – Cape York
John Whop
Coordinator, Waibe Thursday Island Men’s Shed
Robert Willmett
Director, Cairns Indigenous Coordination Centre
GOLD COAST REGION
Marcus Ashcroft
Football Manager, Gold Coast Football Club
Travis Auld
Chief Executive Officer, Gold Coast Football Club
Corey Bell
Community Programs Officer, Gold Coast Football Club
Cr Ron Clarke
Mayor, Gold Coast City Council
Shannon Ekstein
World Ironman Champion
Shaun Hart
Assistant Coach, Gold Coast Football Club
Zane Holmes
Ironman
Ben Ikin
General Manager – Marketing & Sales, Jetstar Gold Coast Titans
Supt Michael Kenny
Commander, Tweed/Byron Local Command
Guy McKenna
Head Coach, Gold Coast Football Club
Professor Bob Montgomery, PhD FAPS MAICD
President, Australian Psychological Society
Regimental Sergeant Major Barry Vandenhurk, OAM
Warrant Officer Class One, Defence Force
Paul Wilson, APM
Assistant Commissioner, Queensland Police Service
John Witheriff
Managing Partner, Minter Ellison (Gold Coast Football Club)
HERVEY BAY REGION
Magistrate Graeme Tatnell
Magistrates Court, Harvey Bay
IPSWICH REGION
Shayne Neumann
Federal Member for Blair, Parliament of Australia
Cr Paul Pisasale
Mayor, Ipswich City Council
Stephen Portas
General Manager, The Queensland Times Newspaper
Wayne Wendt, MP
Member for Ipswich West, Queensland Parliament
ROCKHAMPTON REGION
Simon Krike Irwin
General Manager, Capricornia Newspapers PTY Ltd
SUNSHINE COAST REGION
Zain Boag
Cr Tim Dwyer
Councillor, Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Billy Moore
Patron, SunnyKids
Andrew Powell, MP
Member for Glass House, Parliament of Queensland
Chris Turner
CEO, SunnyKids
TOOWOOMBA REGION
Cr Paul Antonio
Deputy Mayor, Water Services Portfolio, Toowoomba Regional Council
John Coman
Principal, St Mary’s College
Kevin Fogarty
Indigenous Projects Worker, Lifeline
Senior Sergeant Jason Hopgood
Regional Crime Prevention Coordinator, Toowoomba & Ipswich District
Queensland Police Service
Professor Bill Lovegrove
University of Southern Queensland
John McDonald, AM
Chairman, Queensland Rugby League – RASQ
John Minz
CEO, Heritage Building Society
Acting Chief Superintendent Andy Morrow
Wide Bay & Burnett District, Queensland Police Service
Marcus Osbourne
Chair, Darling Downs Crime Stoppers
Sergeant Tony Rehn
Regional Crime Prevention Officer, Toowoomba, Queensland Police Service
Peter Rookas
CEO, Toowoomba Hospital Foundation
Dan Toombs
CEO & Lawyer, TASC
TOWNSVILLE REGION
Lieutenant-Colonel John Caligari
Australian Defence Force
Cr David Crisafulli
Deputy Mayor, Townsville
Alan Johnson
Indigenous Adviser, Townsville Aboriginal & Islander Health Service
Sergeant Mark Lance
District Domestic Violence Liaison Officer, Queensland Police Service
Dr Darren Lee-Ross
Associate Professor, James Cook University
Jaime Midson
Regional Organiser, Maritime Union of Australia
Jeffrey Mwanza
North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Centre
The Hon. Mike Reynolds
Former Speaker of the Queensland Parliament
Brigadier Stuart Smith, AM
Commander 3rd Brigade, Australian Defence Force
Cr Les Tyrell
Mayor, Townsville City Council
WARWICK (SOUTHERN DOWNS)
Kev Carmody
Educator & Singer/Songwriter


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