Presidents
(1985 – today)

1985 – 1987
The Reverend Hugh Proctor (Uniting Church)

1987 – 1989
The Right Reverend Richard Appleby (Anglican Church)

1989 – 1991
Mr Edmund Walker (Uniting Church)

1991 – 1993
Patricia Firkin (Religious Society of Friends)

1993 – 1995
The Most Reverend Bede Heather (Roman Catholic Church)

1995 – 1997
His Eminence Archbishop Gabriel Gibran (Antiochian Orthodox Church)

1997 – 1999
Major Joan Tong (The Salvation Army)

1999 – 2001
The Reverend Alistair Christie (Uniting Church)

2001 – 2003
The Right Reverend Richard Hurford (Anglican Churh)

2003 – 2005
The Most Reverend Kevin Manning (Roman Catholic Church)

2005 – 2007
His Eminence Archbishop Aghan Baliozian (Armenian Apostolic Church)

2007 – 2009
The Reverend Tara Curlewis (Uniting Church)

2009 – 2012
Major Paul Kinder (The Salvation Army)

2012 – 2014
The Reverend Fr Shenouda Mansour (Coptic Orthodox Church)

2014 – 2016
The Reverend John Barr (Uniting Church)

2016 – 2018
Wies Schuiringa (Religious Society of Friends)

2018 – 2021
The Reverend Dr Ray Williamson OAM (Anglican Church)

2021 – 2023
The Reverend Myung Hwa Park (Uniting Church)

2023 – 2024

The Very Reverend Anastasios Bozikis (Greek Orthodox Church)

2024 – current

The Reverend Carmel Ieraci (Uniting Church)

Executive/General Secretaries
(1979 – Current)

1979 – 1984
The Reverend Bern Stevens (Uniting Church)

1986 – 2007
The Reverend Dr Ray Williamson (Anglican Church)

2007 – 2010
The Reverend Dr Jonathan Inkpin (Anglican Church)

2010 – 2011
The Reverend Paul Swadling (Uniting Church [Hon. Acting]

2012 – 2014
Mr Doug Hewitt (Uniting Church) [Hon. Acting]

2014 – 2023
The Reverend Fr Dr Shenouda Mansour (Coptic Orthodox Church)

2023 2024

Mr David Rose (Roman Catholic Church)

2025 current

The Reverend Dr Rod Benson (Uniting Church)

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