Elizabeth Phillips Austin, (née Harding; 14 August 1821 — 2 September 1910), was an Australian pioneer and philanthropist, who endowed hospitals in the state of Victoria.

[1] Austin was born at Middle Chinnock, Somerset, England to parents, Robert Harding, yeoman farmer, and his wife Mary, née Phillips.

[2] Alongside her brother, William, they took passage to Port Phillip District, Australia in 1841 and squatted land near Winchelsea.

The Austin Hospital for Incurables was opened on 21 January 1882 and, in 1892, with her continued financial support, a children's ward was established.

Along with many local charities she gave funds to the Servants' Training Institute, St Thomas's Church, Winchelsea, and the Ladies' Benevolent Society.