IJF Committee 2025

Noel Blake
President

You may have seen me at festivals with a large video camera, doing one of the things I have a passion for. I ran my own electrical contracting company for many years before retiring and moving to Inverloch. I bring a range of technical and organisational skills to the team and the Inverloch Jazz Festival.

Geoff Kluke
​Vice President

I've played at many Inverloch Jazz Festivals, having performed on bass from the late 60s, building up a wide range of musical experience with many of the world's top musicians and artists. My music has embraced a wide variety of jazz genres over the years, and in more recent times I've been performing and recording with some of the very finest of the younger generation of jazz players.

Terence Bayley
Treasurer

I have 20 years of finance background behind me, mostly in business  banking.  Then I took the jump to a local small business in Inverloch, where I was asked to join this committee to give a local small business perspective.  I have a passion for good food, coffee and wine, and look forward to  giving back to the local community.

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Kirk De Marchi
Secretary

I joined the Inverloch Jazz Festival to help promote jazz in the region  and grow the festival into the future. I love being a part of  the Inverloch community and am proud to sit on the Board of our local  Surf Life Saving Club in addition to being a volunteer lifesaver. I  can be seen most Saturday mornings helping at parkrun and also hold   the roles of School Councillor at Inverloch Primary and convenor of  the Australian HR Institute's Bass Coast Network. I continue to  enjoy jazz today with The Bill Evans Trio featured in my top 5 Spotify  Unwrapped Artists of 2024. Contact me at [email protected]  with any questions or feedback.

Dan Martin
Scheduling

I've always had a passion (some might say obsession) with music. I am a qualified audio engineer, a D.J and record collector. I've been involved in community radio for around 20 years, currently with Wonthaggi based local radio station South Coast FM - http://southcoastfm.au. I present The Groove weekly on Thursdays at 8pm and frequently host The Jazz Club, which airs midday on Sundays. The Inverloch Jazz Festival is something I look forward to each year. I joined the committee to help make it flourish well into the future.

Kate Lance
​Website, Graphics

I trained as a scientist but worked in computing from the early days of the Internet. Today I consult and build websites, but my main focus is writing. My maritime non-fiction has won awards and I also write historical and modern fiction - see seabooks.net. I came to South Gippsland in 2009 and have lived in Foster, Inverloch and Korumburra. I love all kinds of music, jazz especially, and joined the committee in 2017.

Peter Jones
Committee

 I was born in New Zealand and met my Australian wife in Scotland while travelling in the 1970s. We settled in Melbourne, where I followed a career in IT working as a project manager for IBM. On retirement we moved to Inverloch for our final 'forever home', the best move we have made. I am now part of a number of community organisations, including Red Cross and BlazeAid. I support a computer program I wrote for the Inverloch Community Center and also do a shift at the Bass Coast Information Center. In joining IJF I hope I can help with contacts and learn new skills.

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IJF Committee 2023-24
Ron Anderson (President), Noel Blake (Vice-President), Gaye Hamilton (Secretary), Terence Bayley (Treasurer), Graham Morris (Scheduling), Kate Lance (Website, Graphics), Michèle Verhagen ​(Photography, Liaison), Vincent Baskerville (Committee), Dan Martin (Committee) 

IJF Committee 2022-23
Ron Anderson (President), Noel Blake (Vice-President), Gaye Hamilton (Secretary), Jon Justin (Treasurer), Graham Morris (Scheduling), Kate Lance (Website, Graphics), Michèle Verhagen ​(Photography, Liaison), Terence Bayley (Liaison), Vincent Baskerville (Liaison)

IJF Committee 2021-22
Trevor Key (President), John Dale (Secretary), Jon Justin (Treasurer), Graham Morris (Scheduling), Kate Lance (Design, Website), Tom Bennetts (Signage)

IJF Committee 2019-20
Trevor Key (President), Jennie Deane (Secretary), Jon Justin (Treasurer), Graham Morris (Scheduling), Carolyn Nield (Publicity), Kate Lance (Design, Website), Tom Bennetts (Signage)

IJF Committee 2018-19
Clive Budd (President, Website), Trevor Key (Treasurer), Graham Morris (Scheduling), Carolyn Nield (Publicity), Kate Lance (Design, Website), Patsy O'Neill (Liaison), Tom Bennetts (Signage), David Butcher (Promotion), Wally Edney.​

IJF Committee 2017-18
Clive Budd (President, Treasurer, Website), Jennie Deane (Secretary), Carol Young (Volunteers, Advertising), Graham Morris (Scheduling), Kerrie Giles (Marketing), Kate Lance (Design, Website), Patsy O'Neill (Liaison), Tom Bennetts (Signage).​

IJF Committee 2016-17
Bob Pritchard (President), Amanda Robbins (Treasurer), Clive Budd, Nick Carver, Brian Discombe, Simon Ford, Tracey Legg, Graham Morris, Robyn Nilsson, Pam Pritchard, Gary Russell, Grahame Treloar, Carol Young.​

IJF Committee 2015-16
Bob Pritchard (President), Jim Warren (Treasurer), Clive Budd, Simon Ford, Evelyn Hogg, Ken Hogg, Graham Morris, Robyn Nilsson, Gordon Peters, Pam Pritchard, Frank Thomas, Grahame Treloar.

IJF Committee 2014-15
Bob Pritchard (President), Jim Warren (Treasurer), Robert Stone (Secretary), Clive Budd, Simon Ford, Evelyn Hogg, Ken Hogg, Graham Morris, Robyn Nilsson, Gordon Peters, Pam Pritchard, Frank Thomas, Grahame Treloar.

IJF Committee 2013-14
Bob Pritchard (President), Jim Warren (Treasurer), Clive Budd, Simon Ford, Evelyn Hogg, Ken Hogg, Graham Morris, Gordon Peters, Frank Thomas, Grahame Treloar, Anne Warren.

IJF Committee 2012-13
Bob Pritchard (President), Jim Warren (Treasurer), Susan Ford (Secretary), Clive Budd, Simon Ford, Evelyn Hogg, Ken Hogg, Christine Korin, Graham Morris, Gordon Peters, Frank Thomas, Grahame Treloar, Anne Warren.