The Australian Women's Register

Summary

Victoria was the CEO of Trust for Nature (the Victorian Conservation Trust) from 2009 to 2024. Prior to assuming this role, Victoria was Victoria’s Legal Services Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer of the Legal Services Board. As a lawyer, Victoria specialised in media and communications law and policy and was the Deputy Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman and prior to that the Deputy Director of the Communications Law Centre. Victoria has a background in the arts, having graduated in Drama from the Victorian College of the Arts. She has held various board positions with such organisations as the Arts Centre, the Victorian Women’s Trust and the Melbourne Writers Festival. Victoria was chair of the Circus Oz Board for 14 years, a board member of the Consumer Action Law Centre and a Director of the Australian Advertising Standards Council.

Victoria Marles was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2022 for significant service to conservation and the environment, and to the community.