Barbara Ethel McAulay Donnet (15 March 1929 – 5 November 2020) was an Australian diver.

[2] McAulay won the gold medal at 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, in the 10m platform,[3] and in the 3m springboard, she finished second to Phyllis Long.

[5] In 1957, McAulay toured the United States of America as a professional diver in the Water Follies.

Upon her return, McAulay, with her husband Tom Donnet, taught swimming and diving in Melbourne and toured country Victoria, running clinics and exhibitions.

Upon Tom's death in 1978, Barbara took over the elite diving squad and produced divers who competed at World Age Championships, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, and Olympics over a span of 16 years.