The AESU Board at its 2025 AGM, from left:
Robert Furlan, ESU (Vic) President;
Caroline Hatcher, ESU (Qld) President;
Chris Perriam, AESU Vice-President and Hon. Secretary, ESU (SA) President;
Martin Hess, ESU (ACT) President;
John Olsen, AESU President and ESU (NSW) President
AESU and Australian branches
Australian English-Speaking Union Limited (AESU)
On 20 February 2010, the state and territory branches of the English-Speaking Union in Australia agreed to establish a forum to enable consultation between the Australian branches. The resulting Consultative Council for the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth of Australia became incorporated as the Australian English-Speaking Union Ltd (AESU).
This agreement unites all branches, creating a unified structure that is fully answerable to all branches to carry out branch directives.
AESU has the overriding objective of promoting global understanding and friendship through the use of the English language.
AESU maintains regular contact with the Secretary General and President of the International Council of the English-Speaking Union by sending an annual report on activities, and responding to requests for information.
This amalgamation of ESU state and territory branches enables ESU (Qld) to access the support and educational resources of ESU International and elevates Australia into an acknowledged position of leadership within the Asia–Pacific region.
AESU office-bearers
John Olsen, National President, President ESU (NSW)
Chris Perriam, Vice-President and Hon. Secretary, President, ESU (SA)
Emeritus Professor Caroline Hatcher, Director, President ESU (Qld)
Mr Martin Hess, Director, President ESU (ACT)
Robert Furlan, Director, President ESU (Vic)
Website: esuaus.org.au
Queensland Branch
Year of Foundation: 1959
Postal: PO Box 1429 Milton BC Qld Australia 4064
Email: secretary@esu.org.au
Events: www.esu.org.au
President: Emeritus Professor Caroline Hatcher
Victoria Branch
Year of Foundation: 1919
Website: esuvic.org.au
New South Wales Branch
Year of Foundation: 1923
Website: esunsw.org
South Australia Branch
Year of Foundation: 1923
Contact: Chris Perriam, President ESU SA
Email: perriamci@bigpond.com.au
ACT Branch
Contact: Dr Martin Hess, President ESU ACT
Email: marhess@bigpond.com.au
About ESU International
The ESU continues to expand throughout the globe, providing an ever-increasing number of opportunities for people from different cultures to meet and learn about each other’s background, beliefs and ideas. The ESU at Dartmouth House, London, works in partnership with a network of ESUs worldwide. It has spread to over 50 countries in all five continents.
Through exchanges, conferences and international debating and public speaking training and competitions, the ESU is creating a network across the world to increase international understanding and global awareness.
Website: esu.org