2026 Sir Albert Coates Oration

This Oration is free to attend. 

Join former Victorian Premier The Hon Ted Baillieu AO for the 2026 Albert Coates Oration

This year, the Albert Coates Memorial Trust in association Federation University Australia with  is pleased to welcome The Hon Ted Baillieu AO as the 2026 Guest Orator.

We hope you can join us for this special event as Ted speaks about “The Quintessential Victorian Character - What is it that makes our State tick, prevail and thrive?”

Ted Baillieu AO is a respected leader who served as Premier of Victoria and Minister for the Arts from 2010 to 2013. He represented Hawthorn in the Victorian Parliament for 15 years and led the Victorian Liberal Party.

Ted Baillieu is an Adjunct Professor at Swinburne University and an Honorary Enterprise Professor at the University of Melbourne. He has chaired national and state committees, including the National Institute of Circus Arts and the Australian Heritage Council. Ted Baillieu is a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and supports many community organisations as patron and advisor.

In 2020 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Swinburne University and in 2022 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for his service to Victoria and international engagement.

There is also a post-oration dining event with the Guest Orator that guests are invited to attend. To purchase tickets for the dinner, please purchase via TryBooking when registering for the Oration.