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