Trustees
Darvell M Hutchinson
Darvell’s initial career was a professional Chartered Accountant and Company Director. He is a former National Chairman and International Representative of PKF, Chartered Accountants, and held numerous public company directorships over the years including Bank of Melbourne Ltd, RESI-Statewide Building Society, Gerrard Company of Australasia Ltd, Luke Ltd, J C Williamson Ltd (Chairman), and John Foster Valley Ltd (Chairman). Darvell was appointed a trustee of LEW Carty Charitable Fund upon its establishment. He retired early as a partner of PKF in 1987 to give more time to his former community involvements which included National Gallery of Victoria (Trustee and Treasurer), Vice-President of Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund, President of Australian Association of Philanthropy (now Philanthropy Australia Inc), President of Asthma Foundation of Victoria, and Board Member of Art Foundation of Victoria, and Fairfield Hospital. His current community involvements are as a director of The Order of Australia Association Foundation, and the National Institute of Circus Arts. He is Chairman of the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust.
In 1994, Darvell was honoured as Member of The Order of Australia for service to the community, and Monash University conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa for his contribution to the Victorian community and “to Melbourne’s role as the major centre of philanthropy in Australia”.
Alan John Bishop Bell
Alan J. B. Bell was a nephew of the Fund’s benefactor, the late Olive Carty, and a trustee since its inception.
The L.E.W. Carty Charitable Fund sadly advises of the sudden death of Alan Bell on Friday 2 September 2011.