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Patronage
The Governor has a role in unifying and promoting Queensland and Queensland organisations by undertaking activities that assist, promote, encourage and recognise Queenslanders across a wide range of community interests. The acceptance of vice-regal patronage from worthy organisations and events, which aim to improve the lives of Queenslanders, is the principal way in which this support is provided.
Patronage organisations are generally Queensland-based community groups and associations with no political agenda. The Governor accepts patronage according to rigorous guidelines.
How to invite the Governor to be your Patron
Vice-regal patronage is a personal honour bestowed by each Governor and/or their spouse. It does not automatically transfer with a transition of Governor.
Organisations wishing to invite the Governor and/or Professor Nimmo to accept patronage or another honorary appointment should complete and submit the following form so that a review process can be undertaken. Written advice on the outcome of requests will be provided after 1 November 2021.
Should you have any questions regarding the patronage request process, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of the Governor.
List of current Vice-Regal Patronages
| Organisation | Official Role | Patron |
| 4MBS Classic FM | Patron | Governor |
| Access Arts | Patron | Governor |
| Act for Kids | Patron | Governor |
| Anglican Mothers Union Australia, Diocese of Brisbane | Patron | Governor |
| Anzac Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland) | Patron | Governor |
| Anzac Day Parade Brisbane | Patron | Governor |
| Arthritis Queensland | Patrons | Joint |
| Artisan (Craft Queensland) | Patron | Governor |
| Australia China Business Council (QLD) | Patron | Governor |
| Australia Japan Society - Queensland | Chancellor | Governor |
| Australian American Association, Queensland Division (Brisbane) | Patron | Governor |
| Australian Festival of Chamber Music | Patron | Governor |
| Australian Red Cross (Queensland) | Patron | Governor |
| Australian Rostrum (Queensland) | Patron | Governor |
| Australian War Widows Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Autism Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Better Hearing Australia Brisbane | Patron | Governor |
| Book Links Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Bowls Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Bravehearts Foundation | Patron-in-Chief | Governor |
| Brisbane Festival | Patron | Governor |
| Brisbane Girls Grammar School | Official Visitor | Governor |
| Brisbane Grammar School | Official Visitor | Governor |
| Brisbane Jazz Club | Patrons | Joint |
| Brisbane Open House | Patrons-in-Chief | Joint |
| Brisbane Women's Club | Patron | Governor |
| Brisbane Writers Festival | Patrons | Joint |
| Cairns Indigenous Art Fair | Patron | Governor |
| Camerata - Queensland's Chamber Orchestra | Patron | Governor |
| Cancer Council Queensland | Patrons | Joint |
| Centaur Memorial Fund for Nurses | Patron | Governor |
| Challenge DV | Patrons | Joint |
| Childhood Cancer Support Inc. | Patron | Governor |
| Children's Book Council of Australia - Qld Branch | Patron | Governor |
| Children's Hospital Foundation Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Children's Rights Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Circa Contemporary Circus | Patron | Governor |
| ClearThinking Queensland Ltd | Patron | Governor |
| Council on the Ageing (COTA) Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| CPL - Choice, Passion, Life | Patron | Governor |
| Cystic Fibrosis Queensland | Patron-in-Chief | Governor |
| Diabetes Australia in Queensland | Patrons | Joint |
| Down Syndrome Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Early Childhood Australia - Queensland Branch | Patron | Governor |
| Flying Arts Alliance | Patron | Governor |
| Foodbank Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Friends Brisbane Botanic Gardens and Sherwood Arboretum | Patrons | Joint |
| General Sir John Monash Foundation | Patron | Governor |
| Girl Guides Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Gold Coast Open House | Patron | Governor |
| Guide Dogs Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Haemophilia Foundation Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Health and Wellbeing Queensland |
Patron | Governor |
| Hear and Say – Centre for Deaf Children | Patron | Governor |
| Hummingbird House (Wesley Mission Queensland) |
Patron | Governor |
| Institute of Public Administration Australia, Queensland (IPAA Queensland) | Patron | Governor |
| Karuna Hospice Service | Patron | Governor |
| Kidsafe Queensland Incorporated | Patron | Governor |
| Lady Bowen Trust | Patron | Governor |
| Legacy Club of Brisbane | Patrons | Joint |
| Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition Ltd. | Patron | Governor |
| LifeFlight Australia | Patron | Governor |
| Little Athletics Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Lives Lived Well | Patron | Governor |
| Lyceum Club Brisbane Inc. | Patron | Governor |
| Mission to Seafarers Brisbane Incorporated | Honorary Member | Governor |
| Montrose Therapy & Respite Services | Patrons | Joint |
| Multicap Limited | Patron | Governor |
| Multicultural Australia | Patron | Governor |
| Multiple Sclerosis Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| National Council of Women Queensland Incorporated | Patron | Governor |
| National Heart Foundation of Australia (Queensland Division) | Patrons | Joint |
| National Parks Association of Queensland | Patrons | Joint |
| Naval Association of Australia Queensland Inc | Patron-in-Chief | Governor |
| No. 23 (City of Brisbane) Squadron | Honorary Air Commodore |
Governor |
| Open Minds Australia Limited | Patron | Governor |
| Opera Queensland Limited | Patrons | Joint |
| Paddington Then and Now | Patron | Prof. Nimmo |
| Palliative Care Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Playgroup Queensland Limited | Patron | Governor |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia | Patrons | Joint |
| QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Comprehensive Cancer Care | Patrons | Joint |
| Queensland and Northern NSW Lions Medical Research Foundation | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) Foundation | Patrons | Joint |
| Queensland Ballet | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Band Association | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Braille Writing Association | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Comprehensive Cancer Centre | Patrons | Joint |
| Queensland Council of Garden Clubs | Patron | Prof. Nimmo |
| Queensland Council of Social Service | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Cruising Yacht Club | Patrons | Joint |
| Queenslanders with Disability Network | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Family History Society | Patron | Prof. Nimmo |
| Queensland Foster and Kinship Care | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Library Foundation | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Meals on Wheels | Patrons | Joint |
| Queensland Men's Shed Association | Patrons | Joint |
| Queensland Military Historical Society | Patron | Prof. Nimmo |
| Queensland Museum Foundation | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Music Festival | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Olympic Council | Patron-in-Chief | Governor |
| Queensland Overseas Foundation Inc | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Program of Assistance to Survivors of Torture and Trauma | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Rifle Association Inc. | Patron | Prof. Nimmo |
| Queensland Rugby Union | Patrons | Joint |
| Queensland Symphony Orchestra | Patrons | Joint |
| Queensland Theatre | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Youth Orchestras | Patron | Governor |
| Queensland Water and Land Carers | Patrons | Joint |
| Reading Radio (Queensland Radio for the Print Handicapped) | Patrons | Joint |
| Red Rose Foundation | Patron | Governor |
| Returned & Services League of Australia (Queensland Branch) | Patrons | Joint |
| Rhodes Scholarship Queensland | Chair | Governor |
| Rotary Queensland's Centenary Project for UQ's Brain Institute | Patron | Prof. Nimmo |
| Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Automobile Club of Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Flying Doctor Service (Queensland Section) | Patrons | Joint |
| Royal Life Saving Society Queensland Inc | Patron | Governor |
| Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Queensland Aero Club | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Queensland Art Society | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Queensland Bush Children's Health Scheme (BUSHkids) | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Queensland Golf Club | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Queensland Lawn Tennis Association (Tennis Queensland) | Patron | Governor |
| Royal Queensland Regiment | Honorary Colonel | Governor |
| Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron Limited | Patron | Prof. Nimmo |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Queensland (RSPCA) | Patron | Governor |
| Royal United Service Institute Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Scribblers | Patron | Governor |
| Share The Dignity | Patron | Governor |
| Special Olympics Queensland | Patrons | Joint |
| Spinal Life Australia | Patron | Governor |
| St John Ambulance Australia Queensland Limited | Deputy Prior and Dame of Grace of the Order of St John | Governor |
| Suited to Success | Patron | Governor |
| Sunshine Coast Open House | Patrons | Joint |
| Surf Life Saving Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| The Boys' Brigade Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| The Brisbane Club | Patron and Honorary Member | Governor |
| The Cook Society (Queensland) | Patron | Governor |
| The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited | Patron | Governor |
| The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| The Eisteddfod Council of Queensland | Patrons | Joint |
| The Girls' Brigade Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| The Institute of International Affairs - Queensland Branch | Patron | Governor |
| The Lady Musgrave Trust | Patron | Governor |
| The Lead Alliance | Patron | Governor |
| The National Trust of Australia (Queensland) | Patrons | Joint |
| The Navy League | Patron | Governor |
| The North Queensland Club | Patron | Governor |
| The Order of Australia Association, Queensland Branch | Patron | Governor |
| The Queensland Country Women's Association | Patron | Governor |
| The Royal Geographical Society of Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| The Royal Historical Society of Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| The Royal Humane Society of Australasia (Queensland) | Patron | Governor |
| The Royal Society of Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| The Salvation Army - Queensland Division | Patrons | Joint |
| The Scout Association of Australia, Queensland Branch | Chief Scout | Governor |
| TocH Queensland Inc. | Patron | Governor |
| True Relationships and Reproductive Health | Patron | Governor |
| United Service Club Queensland | Honorary Member/Patron | Governor |
| University of Queensland | Official Visitor | Governor |
| U3A Network Queensland | Patrons | Joint |
| Veteran Car Club of Australia (Queensland) | Honorary Member | Joint |
| Victoria League Brisbane | Patron | Governor |
| Volunteering Queensland | Patron | Governor |
| Wesley Research Institute | Patron-in-Chief | Governor |