Three new members appointed to Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust

Julie Raffe, Jacob Varghese and Edward Burley have been appointed as members of the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust (the Trust).

Julie Raffe was previously Finance Director of Village Roadshow Limited, where she was a member of all divisional boards and an Executive Committee member accountable for strategy, finance, HR, IT, risk, investor relations, treasury and M&A. Julie has also held several director positions across ASX listed, Government and NFP organisations. She is a non-executive director and Chair of the Audit Committee for ASX listed Latitude Group Holdings Limited and Ridley Corporation Limited. Julie is Deputy Chair of NFP Entertainment Assist (mental health) and a member of the Advisory Committee for Maestro Talent (fractional employment). 

Jacob Varghese is the Chief Executive Officer of Maurice Blackburn, Australia’s leading class action and plaintiff law firm. Before assuming the CEO position, Jacob was part of the firm’s award-winning class actions team and the Principal overseeing the social justice practice. Jacob is a founder and board member of Maurice Blackburn’s commercial litigation funding business, Claims Funding Australia. He is also the Chair of the Malthouse Theatre and a Director a social policy think tank, Per Capita.   

Edward Burley is an Executive Director and Head of Digital Infrastructure ANZ for Macquarie Capital based in Melbourne. Through his work at Macquarie Capital Edward has advised governments, enterprises and non-for-profit organisations on the development and implementation of business plans and funding plans to support the delivery of new infrastructure projects. 

Julie, Jacob and Edward commenced their terms on the Trust on 27 October 2026.