Rhonda Galbally

Rhonda Galbally (born 1948) is an Australian public intellectual, with a background in the community sector of Australian civil society.

Galbally began her career in [http://www.vcoss.org.au/ The Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS)] . She also worked for the Sydney Myer Fund and the [http://www.myerfoundation.org.au/ Myer Foundation] , one of Australia's largest philanthropic grantmakers.

She then went on to become the founding CEO of several organizations, including Australia's Commission for the Future (a Whitlam-era government body designed to look further ahead than one electoral cycle), Victoria's [http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/ Health Promotion Foundation] , and the Australian International Health Institute (now the Nossal Institute for Global health www.ni.unimelb.edu.au at the University of Melbourne).

As of 2006, Galbally is the CEO of Australian community sector resource directory Our Community, Chair of the [http://www.vdac.vic.gov.au/ Victorian Disability Advisory Council] and the [http://www.rwh.org.au/ Royal Women’s Hospital] , and Patron of [http://www.compassionatefriendsvictoria.org.au/ Compassionate Friends] and ORYGEN Youth Health.

She published her first book, "Just Passions" (1-86403-296-0) in 2004.

Galbally was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1991, holds honorary degrees from RMIT and La Trobe universities, and was awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001 in recognition of her service to the community.