Each year, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Board nominates individuals for Honorary Membership of the National Trust in recognition of their distinguished service to the organisation.
In 2024, the nominees are:
Annette Xiberras
Aunty Annette Xiberras is an esteemed Wurundjeri Elder and a founding, long-standing member of the National Trust Aboriginal Advisory Committee since its creation in 2014.
Annette has worked in the cultural heritage space for 38 years, acting as Chair of the City of Melbourne’s Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee and Chair of the City of Yarra Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee, as well as Co-chair of the Victorian Traditional Owners Land Justice Group and on the Board of directors for Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative. She was also a member of the first group of cultural heritage officers employed by Aboriginal Affairs Victoria in 1988.
Annette has a long and significant history in advocacy in heritage and land rights and is the Victorian Aboriginal community-elected chair of the Victorian Traditional Owners Land Justice Group. Aunty Annette has provided frank, invaluable and fearless advice across the operations of the Trust and informed the positive working relationships between the National Trust and Traditional Owner Organisations.
Kristin Stegley AM
Kristin has extensive leadership experience in the Victorian cultural, philanthropic and local government sectors. An arts educator for over 20 years, Kristin has been a local government Councillor, Trustee of several philanthropic Foundations, and a political activist. She has volunteered with the National Trust for many years to promote the importance and value of heritage to our cultural well-being. She has served as both Deputy Chair and Chair of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) from 2015 – 2022.
Kristin is the Founding President of the National Trust of Victoria Foundation. She believes, that with growth, support and time, it will become the major funding endowment for heritage purposes in the State and provide ongoing support of the National Trust. She also established the Trust’s bequest program, The Armytage Society, in 2012 and has stewarded its growth since this time.
Kristin has qualifications from Latrobe and Deakin Universities and The Study Centre for the History of Fine & Decorative Arts (London). In 2012 she was awarded an OAM and in 2023 was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to heritage advocacy and to the community.
