Our Patron and Ambassadors

	Prof Marie Bashir - Patron Her Excellency, Prof Marie Bashir AC, Governor of NSW Her Excellency, Prof Marie Bashir AC, Governor of NSW, became Wayside’s patron in 2005. Professor Bashir, the first woman to be appointed Governor of New South Wales, took up her office on 1 March 2001. Gaining her bachelor degrees in medicine and surgery in 1956 from the University of Sydney, Professor Bashir went on to teach at the Universities of Sydney and New South Wales. Professor Bashir's widespread involvements and interests have included juvenile justice, research on adolescent depression, health issues in developing countries, education for health professionals and telemedics. We are proud to have Her Excellency as our Patron.
	David Wenham – Ambassador David became involved with Wayside at a young age. His father would take him on outings from the family home in Marrickville to the heart of the Cross to see productions in Wayside’s run down little theatre. Years later, when David moved to Potts Point, he reconnected with Wayside. Inspired by his father, who admired the work of Ted Noffs and volunteered for over 50 years with St Vincent’s de Paul, David became a Wayside ambassador in 2004. David has appeared in box-office successes such as 300, Van Helsing, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Australia, as well as some of Australia's much-loved television shows, including SeaChange.
	Indira Naidoo - Ambassador Indira and The Wayside Chapel share a passion for growing produce in small spaces. Late last year, Indira launched a book last year called The Edible Balcony, which details a 12-month period where she grew produce on her 13th floor balcony in Potts Point and cooked up a storm in her kitchen. Indira is well known from her career with ABC and SBS in broadcast journalism. She has also acted as a consumer communications consultant to the United Nations trade arm in Geneva and various environmental and community organisations. In 2009, Naidoo was one of 261 candidates selected to be trained in Melbourne by Former US Vice President Al Gore to conduct regular presentations about the impacts of anthropogenic climate change.
	Claudia Karvan – Ambassador Claudia grew up around the corner from Wayside and spent many childhood hours traipsing around the nooks and crannies of the old Wayside building. Claudia describes Wayside as a geographical landmark on the map of her childhood, and says that as a child she was aware of the madness, warmth and colour that emanated from Wayside. Claudia met Graham in 2005 and was won over by ‘his lightness in the face’ and his monumental and courageous undertaking. She became a Wayside ambassador shortly after they met. Claudia is one of Australia’s most respected and acclaimed film and television actors – she has appeared in the television series The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way. She was also a producer and writer on Love My Way. She currently stars in the drama series Spirited.

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