Winsome McPherson McCaughey AO (née Howell; born 23 October 1943[citation needed]), was Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1988 to 1989.
[4] Alongside Ruth Crow, McCaughey helped found the community-based childcare movement and was founder and Director of the Community Child Care Association from 1972 to 1979.
[8][9] McCaughey was founding executive director of the Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF, now Creative Partnerships Australia) from 1998 to 2005.
In 2014, McCaughey was appointed an officer (AO) of the Order of Australia "for her distinguished service to the community, particularly to local government and early childhood development, and through a broad range of charitable organisations".
Together they have established Baddaginnie Run, on her family's land, with the aim of growing grapes, and creating wines that reflect the area's soil and climate.