The writer, historian and journalist Lech Paszkowski has agreed to serve as the patron of Kosciuszko Heritage.
A highly regarded member of the Polish community of Australia, Lech is the author of many works about migrant life in Australia and famous Polish individuals, such as Tadeusz Kosciuszko (after whom Mount Kosciuszko is named) and Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki (the explorer who named Mount Kosciuszko).