Actors' & Entertainers' Benevolent Fund of Queensland

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Actors' & Entertainers' Benevolent Fund of Queensland
Founded1975
Founder Alan Edwards AM MBE
FocusAssisting Performing Arts Professionals
Location
Area served
Queensland, Australia
Key people
Michael Balk JP (president)
Oliver Samson (vice president)
Michael Mandalios (treasurer)
En Rui Foo (secretary)
Tim Fairfax AC (patron)
Website www.abfqld.com.au

The Actors' & Entertainers' Benevolent Fund of Queensland (Inc) is a registered charity assisting actors, performers, and entertainers in times of dire circumstance. [1] It is commonly known as the Actors' Benevolent Fund, ABF QLD, and The Fund. [2] The Fund is run by an elected committee of industry professionals, with Michael Balk JP as the current president. [3] [4]

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History

The Fund was started by Alan Edwards AM MBE in 1975. Charities of this kind have been operating across the world for over a century, including the Actors' Benevolent Fund of NSW [5] and the Victorian Actors' Benevolent Fund. [6]

The Actors' Benevolent Fund of NSW, of which Don Crosby was the serving president, provided a donation of $500 to seed the charity.[ citation needed ]

Alan Edwards AM MBE, a prominent figure in local performing arts who was the first artistic director of the established Queensland Theatre Company in 1970, was the inaugural president of the charity. Edwards served in that role until 1994.[ citation needed ]

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Fund presents an industry award to recognise excellence and lifetime achievement in the arts in Queensland. [7] It is named in honour of the founding president Alan Edwards. The first award was recognised in 2002. [8]

Recipients of the Alan Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award

Award Recipients
YearNameOccupation
2002Leo Wockner [9] Actor/Union Activist
2003 Carol Burns Actor/Director
2004Errol O'Neill [10] Actor/Playwright
2005Kaye StevensonActor
2006Rod HortonArts Administrator
2007Penny EveringhamActor/Puppeteer
2008 Dr Tony Gould AM Arts Administrator
2009 Joan Whalley OAM Arts Administrator
2010June Craw OAMArts Administrator
2011NO AWARDNO AWARD
2012Brian Tucker CPAArts Supporter/Advocate
2013Dianne Eden OAMTeacher/Mentor
2014Jim ViléArtistic Director/Teacher
2015Michael Forde

Margery Forde

Actor/Playwright/Director

Actor/Playwright/Director

2016Sue Rider [11] Artistic Director/Dramaturg
2017Robby Nason [12] Arts Administrator/Costume Designer
2018David Walters [13] Lighting Designer/Mentor
2019Sue Benner [14] Arts Administrator/Director/Writer
2020Kate Foy [15] [16] Actor/Director/Educator
2021Roxanne McDonald [17] Actor
2022Paul Dellit OAM [18] Actor/Mentor/Producer

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