Sue Nattrass AO

Sue is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. She has served on the Council and as President of the Victorian College of the Arts, Chairs the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, the Collections Council of Australia and the Cultural Development Advisory Board of the Melbourne City Council.  She is a member of the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust, a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House, a Director of Federation Square Management Pty Ltd, the Theatre Royal in Hobart, the Harold Mitchell Foundation, the John Truscott Design Foundation and the Brian Stacey Memorial Trust.  Her past board appointments include VicHealth, the Melbourne Football Club, Leadership Victoria and the Australia Indonesia Institute.  Sue also chaired the Cultural Working Group for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the cultural program of the 2007 World Swimming Championships

In 1996 Sue was awarded the St Michael’s Medal for service to the community and, in 1999, the Victoria Day Award for Community and Public Service. In the 2002 Queen’s Birthday Honours she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia, and in 2003 she was awarded the Centenary Medal.

In October 2006, Sue received the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Cultural Leadership Award from the Australia Business Arts Foundation, acknowledging her ‘contribution to the arts, and her impact and authority in many aspects of Australia’s cultural life over four decades.’

In April 2007, Sue was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association. This acknowledged her leadership and support for all aspects of the performing arts sector and the wider arts community.

Sue was President of the AEIA/Live Performance Australia Executive Council from 1995 until 2003. She was awarded Life Membership in 2003.