The Club
Welcome to the Melbourne University Liberal Club - Australia's oldest Liberal Club!
About the Club
For over 80 years, the Melbourne University Liberal Club has dedicated itself to the promotion of liberal and conservative ideas on campus and in public discussion, allowing like-minded students to come together to debate, socialize and engage in liberal activism.
The MULC alumni include key figures in federal and state politics, the private sector, academia and other areas of public life.
The Melbourne University Liberal Club meets weekly to debate current affairs in a semi-formal environment and holds regular social events - from casual drinks on a Monday afternoon to formal dinners throughout the year.
We encourage you to explore this website and learn more about us, what we do and what we stand for. We have something for everyone.
Come along, get involved and become apart of 84 years of MULC tradition!
Our Beliefs
The Melbourne University Liberal Club places an immense importance on its intellectual heritage:
- We believe in the free market, and that free enterprise is the best creator of wealth, employment and opportunity,
- We believe that government should be small, and its scope for interference in our lives should be limited,
- We believe that the role of government is to protect the liberty of citizens to act as they wish as long they do not infringe on the liberties of others,
- Above all, we believe in an open society of free and responsible individuals.
2009 Executive and Committee
Lydia Bevege
Andy Hallam
Yoni Cukierman
Chris Lewis
Lloyd McGeary
Gideon Rozner
- James Doolan
- Dori Meron
- Kon Moisidis
- Jessica Dowling
- Kate Turnbull
- Gregor Matheson
- Michael Lewis
Honour Roll
The Melbourne University Liberal Club is a long-standing institution, with a large and loyal alumni, members of which have gone on to successful careers in politics, business and other areas of public life.
Past Presidents
- 1925 - Ian Maxwell
- 1926 - Ian Maxwell
- 1927 - Ian Maxwell
- 1943 - Weiden/F.K. Crowley/Alan Missen
- 1944 - Alan Missen
- 1945 - Alan Missen
- 1946 - Peter McGavin/Ivor Greenwood
- 1947 - Ivor Greenwood
- 1948 - Alan Hunt
- 1949 - Alan Hunt
- 1950 - Don Cooper
- 1951 - Don Cooper
- 1952 - Haddon Story
- 1953 - David Welsh
- 1954 - W.E. Bavington
- 1957 - Cliff Panham
- 1958 - Howard Nathan
- 1959 - Roger Cook/Leo Hawkins
- 1962 - John King
- 1963 - David Kemp
- 1964 - David Kemp
- 1965 - Alan Stockdale
- 1966 - Ian Renard
- 1967 - Ian Renard
- 1968 - Ian Renard
- 1969 - Steve Clarke/Ian Turley
- 1970 - Geoff Clarke
- 1971 - Geoff Clarke
- 1972 - Ian Bonwick
- 1973 - John Roberts
- 1974 - Andrew Dent
- 1975 - Peter MacIsaac
- 1976 - Peter Willis
- 1977 - Simon Frazer
- 1978 - David Robertson
- 1979 - Robert Clark
- 1980 - Robert Clark
- 1981 - Bill Royce
- 1982 - John MacIsaac
- 1983 - Chris Murphy
- 1584 - Richard Allsop
- 1985 - Richard Allsop
- 1986 - Victoria Williams
- 1987 - Rohan Millar
- 1988 - Anthony Smith
- 1989 - Sophie Mirabella (nee Panopoulous)/Chris Muir
- 1990 - Keir Cornish
- 1991 - Richard Salmons
- 1992 - Michael O'Brien
- 1993 - Angela Doyle
- 1994 - Scott Ryan
- 1995 - Karl Blake
- 1996 - Jonathan Mant
- 1997 - Michael Habboush
- 1998 - Scott Pearce
- 1999 - Chris Bland
- 2000 - Bridgette Penny
- 2001 - Christian Gillitzer
- 2002 - Nathan Barker
- 2003 - Amy Keenan-Dunn/John Osborn
- 2004 - Julian Barendse
- 2005 - Brent Crockford
- 2006 - Andrew Campbell
- 2007 - Courtney Dixon
- 2008 - Gideon Rozner
- 2009 - John Shipp
Life Members
- Alan Missen
- David Kemp
- Warwick Tobin
- John Roberts
- Peter MacIsaac
- Robert Clark
- Charles Richardson
- Mark Chiba
- Richard Allsop
- Anthony Smith
- Chris Muir
- Michael O'Brien
- Scott Ryan
- Scott Pearce