MPU committee Sue Stanford, Wendy Fleming, Kalyan Ky, Dr Robyn Peck, Michael Reynolds Leon Shann and members of the Trust Fund Board, Dr Stuart Armstrong, Dr Robyn Peck, Dr Kevin Brophy, Eddie Creaney would like to thank our many volunteers and supporters. MPU could not function without your donations and gifts of free or advantaged services.

The following list of individuals and organisations is not exhaustive.

Patron: Dr Kevin Brophy

Legal Advice: Patrick Dalton QC

The many donated services include website makeover and maintenance, artistic advice, chapbook production, conduct of annual competitions, fundraising, submission writing, advertising, promotion, art work, editing, reporting, reviewing, event organising and production, welfare referral, Master/mistress of Ceremony.

Dr Stuart Armstrong, Dr Carol Bradburn, Dr Kevin Brophy, Lella Cariddi, Anne Carson, Jennifer Chrystie, Ewan Coffey, Angela Costi, Eddie Creaney, Mary Crooks of Victorian Women’s Trust, Ross Donlon, John Garrett, Ana Greeno, Dr Marietta Elliott-Kleerkoper, Wendy Fleming, Lorin Ford, Sandra Hill, John Jenkins, Kalyan Ky, (regional) Garth Madsen, Maurice McNamara, Dr Robyn Peck, Rhonda Poholke, Michael Reynolds, Dr Robyn Rowland, Leon Shann, Christina Spry, Sue Stanford

Dr Andrew Wenn.

Donations for the Annual Poetry Competitions and other poetry awards

Sue Stanford, Peter Macrow, Dr Robyn Peck, Readings Books Music and Film, The Paperback Bookshop, Black Pepper Publishing, Black Inc. Publishing.

Raffle prizes

Anonymous, Kevin Brophy, Collected Works Poetry and Ideas Bookshop, Connie Barber, Anne Carson, Jacinda Davey, Dr Marietta Elliott, Wendy Fleming, Kalyan Ky, Garth Madsen, Peter Macrow, Dr Robyn Peck

Organisations

We thank our major sponsors Arts Victoria and City of Banyule, City of Melbourne, Victorian Writers Centre, The Melbourne Writers Festival, The Age, Vicnet, The Immigration Museum, Yarra Plenty Library Services Watsonia Branch, 3RRR Aural text radio program, alicia sometimes and Steve Grimwade, David McLauchlan - producer "Nat Chat & Et Cetera" for free services to produce Red Lobster poetry program on CH31, Northern Access TV,  Poets Union NSW in their publications and website, Collected Works Poetry and Ideas Bookshop, White Hat website, Overloadnation Inc, all poetry venues who advertise our events including Passionate Tongues, Spinning Room South, The Dan, Eco House St Kilda  and many more.