Inaugural Henry Parkes Foundation Board of Advisers, with the Foundation’s patron, the Hon. Gordon Samuels, Governor of New South Wales, and the Deputy Speaker, Mr John Price, at the Foundation’s launch in June 1999. Left to right: Professor Brian Fletcher (Chair), Mrs Jane Gray, Mr Ian Thom, His Excellency the Governor, Mr Alan Ventress, the Hon. John Price, Professor Peter Webber, Ms Ellen Elzey, Dr Helen Irving. Not present: Dr Neal Blewett