State Library of Victoria Foundation

The State Library of Victoria Foundation is dedicated to building relationships with members of the community who recognise the importance of the State Library and want to contribute to its work.

Since its establishment in 1994, the Foundation has raised funds through memberships, donations, sponsorships and bequests. This money has enabled the Library to purchase items of historical significance, conserve and develop its magnificent collections, deliver information services, mount exhibitions, run educational and cultural events, publish State Library of Victoria News, the La Trobe Journal, and create the La Trobe Journal website - an online archive of every edition printed since 1968.

The Foundation has three committees that work together to raise the profile of the Foundation and enhance its fundraising work. These are the Executive Committee, which is approved by the Library Board, and two sub-committees - the Relationships Committee and the La Trobe Journal Committee.

Foundation Executive Committee

Peter Lothian, Chair
Stephen Kerr
Martin Armstrong
John Arnold
John Cain 
Dr Anne Colman
Andrew Coloretti
Arturo Gandioli Fumagalli
Kerry Gillespie
Gary Graco
Julie Kantor
Robert Lang
Andrew Little
John Mortimore
David Mullaly
Maria Myers
Susie Reece-Jones
Anne Marie Schwirtlich, CEO and State Librarian, Library Board representative

Foundation Relationships Committee

John Mortimore, Chairman
Andrew Coloretti
Greg Honeyman
Stephen Kerr
Robert Lang
Maria Myers

Foundation representatives

Michael van Leeuwen
Joanne Halpin
Bobby Krisohos

La Trobe Journal Committee

John Arnold, Editor
Shane Carmody
Dr Anne Colman
Des Cowley
Greg Kratzmann
Kevin Molloy

Foundation representatives

Michael van Leeuwen
Joanne Halpin