August 31, 2009
Passing of noted author and journalist Fred Brenchley
The museum has lost a significant contributor to its recent history. Fred Brenchley, who died Saturday 29 August, joined the Governing Council of what was then known as Old Parliament House, in 2005. He had only recently been reappointed to the new museum’s Advisory Council. Fred brought his wide knowledge and a keen sense of what made history memorable to the Council’s discussions, and built a strong relationship with museum staff and other members of its Council.
He was a strong advocate for the widening of the museum’s mission beyond the period in which Federal Parliament sat in the building, coining the phrase ‘Gallery of Australian Demo…
