Management and Funding
Management
The Society is managed by an elected Council whose Chairman is elected annually. The President is elected annually for a maximum of three terms.
Council 2009/2010
President
Hon. Robert Nicholson AO
Immediate Past President
Professor Reg Appleyard AM
Chairmen of Council and Vice President
Ms Lennie McCall AM
Vice President
Mr Jack Honniball
Vice Chairman of Council
Dr Helen Henderson
Hon Treasurer
Ms Julia Hedley
Councillors
Mr Ron Bodycoat AM
Mrs Fiona Bush
Mr Nick Drew
Dr Steve Errington
Mrs Margaret Love
Mrs Ruth Marchant James OAM
Ms Jill Maughan
Dr Pamela Statham-Drew
Honorary Office Bearers
Hon. Architect
Mr Ron Bodycoat
Hon. Auditor
Ms Connie Timmens
Hon. Solicitor
Mr Denis McLeod
Officers of RWAHS
Executive Officer
Ms Deborah Wilson
Assistant Executive Officer
Mrs Lesley Burnett
Accounts Officer
Ms Trudi Evely
Bookshop Officer
Mr Steven Errington
Editor - Newsletter
Mr Patrick Cornish
Editor - Early Days
Mr Henry Wauchop
Recent Past Presidents
- The Hon. Sir Francis Burt AC, KCMG, QC
- Professor Geoffrey C Bolton AO, MA, DPhil., PhD, FRHS, FASSA, FAHA, FRWAHS
- Mr Ronald Bodycoat AM, LFRAIA
- Miss Margaret Medcalf OAM, BA, DipEd, FLAA, FFAHS, FRWAHS
- Mr Clement Mulcahy MPhil, BA Hons, DipEd
- Dr Geoffrey D R Lilburne MB, BS, FRACOG, FRCOG
- Rt Hon. Sir William Heseltine GCB, GCVO, AC, QSO
- Rt. Hon. Reg Withers LL.B and
- Emeritus Professor Reginald Appleyard AM, MA, PhD, FASSA.
Funding
The work of the Society is funded from membership subscriptions, general fundraising, donations, bequests, sponsorship and limited, but valued, government support for administration.
Donations to the Royal Western Australian Historical Society Inc. Library and Museum Fund are tax-deductible.
An individual, company or organisation may also become a major sponsor or establish an endowment/trust fund to recognise family links to Western Australian history.