Many congratulations to Dr James Muecke AM (St Mark’s 1982-87), who was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of South Australia on 27 January 2022.

Australian of the Year in 2020, James Muecke is a pioneer in blindness prevention who has spent over 30 years pursuing humanitarian work. In 2008 he founded the not-for-profit organisation Sight For All, which fights against blindness in Aboriginal and other Australian communities and in many countries around the world, impacting over one million people’s lives every year.

We were delighted to have him speak to students at the College in 2021.

You can read more about Dr Muecke’s appointment as Lieutenant Governor here.

You can find out more about the role of Lieutenant Governor of South Australia on the Government House website here.

Above: Dr James Muecke AM speaking to St Mark’s students in 2021