Our Celebrity Ambassadors

Pat Cummins is an Australian Test Cricket Captain, family man and advocate for equal rights. Living in Sydney, Pat has spent much of his life travelling around the world, which has sparked a passion for protecting the world's most vulnerable children. Joining UNICEF Australia as an Ambassador in 2021, Pat volunteers his time to fundraise and bring awareness to  UNICEF programs. He's passionate about education and has visited ATAL Tinkering Labs across schools in India. Pat was also a driving force behind the Australian cricket community's support for UNICEF's response during the 2021 India COVID Crisis.

Journalist, Sunrise presenter and mother-of-two, Edwina Bartholomew joined UNICEF Australia as an Ambassador in 2022. Edwina is one of Australia’s most well-known and well-regarded journalists, having worked in television and radio news for more than 15 years. Edwina has supported numerous UNICEF Australia campaigns, raised emergency funds for our Ukraine appeal and is passionate about maternal and neonatal health.  She's fronted UNICEF Mother's Day campaigns since 2022, raising funds and awareness of newborn healthcare in Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste. She also celebrated UNICEF Australia's Minute of Loudness on World Children's Day.

The Wiggles are Australia’s most-loved children’s group and have entertained millions of families across the globe for more than 30 years. From 2008, they have been passionate Ambassadors, helping to educate children on important local and international issues. The Wiggles have been dedicated and passionate supporters of our work to protect every child and we love having them as part of our extended team! Together, UNICEF and The Wiggles created the Brave Little Books series, a monthly subscription pack that delivers 12 vibrant books and activity packs bursting with colour, stickers, and interactive challenges designed to inspire courage and resilience in children. 

Australian talk show and Current Affairs Gold Logie award-winning television and radio presenter, Carrie Bickmore has been a UNICEF Australia Ambassador since 2012. Carrie formerly hosted The Project on Network 10 and is currently a radio presenter on Carrie & Tommy on the Hit Network. She's a big advocate of UNICEF's Mother's Day campaign every year and has inspired her audiences to fund incredible neonatal projects in the Asia-Pacific region. We love the article she wrote for Vogue in 2020 for our International Day of the Girl campaign and the continued support she's had for UNICEF over the years.

Erica Packer is an Australian model and philanthropist. She visited Laos in 2011 with UNICEF to visit schools in rural areas. She's passionate about children's education and has supported incredible programs in Cambodia and Laos through the Erica Packer Project. In 2021 she created a bushfire response program that delivered community grants to the most affected areas possible. Most recently, she visited Moldova with her son, Jackson, to meet with Ukrainian refugees. 

Rachael Haynes is a former international cricketer and vice-captain of the Australian team, Mum to Hugo, she came on board as a UNICEF Australia Ambassador during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020. She joined our For Every Girl campaign which highlighted the gender gap in sport and the potential of girls everywhere to be whoever they want to be. She joined fellow cricketer Alex Blackwell ahead of the World Cup to be interviewed by brave 11-year-old Gemma. 

Tara Rae Moss is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist, and UNICEF Australia Ambassador. In 2015, Tara travelled with UNICEF to Lebanon to meet with Syrian refugee families living in both tented settlements and the Lebanese community after more than four years of fighting in Syria. Tara was previously diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) and was an incredible advocate for disability, including the piece she wrote for International Day of People with Disabilities. Tara Rae is in remission from CRPS and now focuses her attention on human rights, gender equality, climate and emergencies.