President

Richard d’Apice AM KCSG LLB FSAG was elected to the position of President in 2003.  He is a senior partner with the law firm of Makinson and d’Apice and acts as Solicitor and/or Honorary Advisor to numerous ecclesiastical, charitable, and heritage bodies.  He has served in various offices in such organisations as the Society of Australian Genealogists and the Royal Australian Historical Society.  He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1997.

Committee member
& Editor of Members' Circular

Bruce Baskerville BA(Hons) DipFHS FFAHS APHA is a historian with an interest in Australian, especially Westralian heraldry and the emblematic uses of the black swan. Bruce is also interested in the historical development of official heraldry across Australia and South East Asia, and the 'fusion' heraldry of people and families of creole or mixed heritage. He enjoys the arcane language of blazoning for its own sake.

Committee member

Rev'd John Cohen MTS MA PhD FTCL FRSA FACE FSA Scot is a priest in the Anglican Diocese of Canberra & Goulburn, and has taught in schools, colleges and universities in both Australia and North America for over forty years. John has a keen interest in ecclesiastic and academic heraldry and also new interests in medieval heraldry relating to England and Scotland.

Committee member

James Francis Gaetani is an undergraduate student at the Australian National University, studying for his Bachelor of Arts (European Studies) and Bachelor of Laws. His heraldic interests include Italian and ecclesiastical heraldry, and the use of exotic fauna in heraldic design.

Committee member

Leon Lindley JP GradCertEnvSci DipOHS DipBus DipProjMgt FSIA was elected to the office 2010.  He has had an interest in heraldry since his childhood. His particular focus is heraldic artwork and collecting heraldic bookplates and books. Leon holds a grant of arms from the English Kings of Arms.

Committee member

Jeff Poole BSc GradDipAppComp GradCertNatRes JP is a long-time genealogist whose principal interest is English and German heraldry. The arms which Jeff Poole makes use of date back to 1590 and are of German origin.

Committee member

Professor Christopher Puplick AM BA(Hons) MA JP has a major interest in the arts and is the Chairman of the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia; a member of the Theatre Board of the Australia Council and of the Board of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. He served as a Senator for New South Wales in the Commonwealth Parliament and was Shadow Minister for the Environment, Arts and Heritage. Chris is a historian with an active interest in heraldry in Australia.

Committee member

David Studham BA(Hons) GradDipInfoMan was elected in 2007. David, a librarian, has a love of books and heraldry in print. He is specifically interested in the heraldry of members of chivalric orders and their chapels, as well as Canadian and Scandinavian heraldry.

Hon Treasurer

Geoffrey Gill FCA FAMI has taken good care of our finances since 2000.  He holds a grant of arms from the English Kings of Arms.

Hon Secretary
& Editor of Heraldry News

Stephen Michael Szabo JP BA FSA Scot has held this office, as well as that of Editor of Heraldry News, since 2000.  Stephen has a particular interest in 19th century use and display of arms in Australia.

Web administration

Christopher Lindesay JP BSc(Hons) MBA HDipEd(PG) DipAdPM CertIVGovt MACS(Snr) CP IP3P FSA Scot previously served as Vice President (ACT). Chris is interested in Scottish heraldry and in particular heraldry of the Lindsays. He is a Board member of the Clan Lindsay Society of Australia and past Secretary of the International Association of Amateur Heralds.