The Bundanoon Highland Gathering Inc.
Bundanoon is Brigadoon
Saturday 18th April 2026
The President and Committee of the Bundanoon Highland Gathering Inc. are delighted to announce that that Frank MacGregor, High Commissioner and Chiefs Lieutenant for Clan Gregor Australia and the Honorary Consul for the United Kingdom in Tasmania has accepted our offer to be our Chieftain of the Day in 2026
Biography: Frank MacGregor:
Frank is the High Commissioner and Chiefs Lieutenant for Clan Gregor Australia and the Honorary Consul for the United Kingdom in Tasmania.
In 2015, Frank McGregor was elected on to the Council of the Clan Gregor Society in Scotland as the Overseas Representative for Australasia. The Clan Gregor Society SCIO is one of the oldest clan societies in the world being established in 1822.
In 2016, Frank helped co-ordinate a documentary on the Clan Gregor Society with Charles Wooley from Sixty minutes called No Surrender.
Also in 2016, Frank became the Honorary Consul for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Tasmania and continues in this role. He says it’s an incredible honour to work for the British Consulate.
Then in 2018, Clan Chief Sir Malcolm MacGregor awarded Frank with the title of High Commissioner for Clan Gregor in the Commonwealth of Australia and Chiefs Lieutenant with the approval and official documentation from the Lord Lyon Court of Scotland enabling Frank to wear the feathers of the position.
In October 2025, Frank was appointed as the new Dean of the Consular Corps of Tasmania with the ceremony taking place at Government House.
Frank is a passionate historian for the Clan Gregor Society and enjoys travelling around Australia representing the clan at various Scottish related gatherings. He is the Patron of the annual Tasmanian Highlands Gathering held in June each year.
Frank is married to Fiona McGregor and has two sons, William and Angus McGregor and enjoys getting out in his classic cars when he gets time.
Clan Gregor
Clan Gregor are one of the most ancient and famous of all the highland clans in Scotland.
Historians believe Clan Gregor to be the purest branch of the ancient Gael of Scotland now in existence – true descendants in short, of the native stock of the country.
Known as Clan Alpine or Race of Alpine, they descended from the first known inhabitants of Scotland and were the first people to boil water and create smoke in their ancient lands of Glenorchy.
The Clan claims descent from Griogar, son of King Alpin who was the first united King of Scotland. It was from this that derived the Clan Motto of “Royal is our Race”
In 1589, King James VI, issued an edict proclaiming the name MacGregor “altogidder abolished,” meaning that those who bore the name must renounce it or suffer death.
MacGregor’s were ordered to take on different names or to continue using the name MacGregor openly was to invite an immediate execution. It was practically the genocide of a Scottish Clan. To hide from their persecutors, they became known as the Children of the Mist.
Famous MacGregor’s include Scottish rogue Rob Roy MacGregor, John McGregor the Piper at the Alamo and another John MacGregor was Bonnie Prince Charlies personal Piper during his campaign.
In Australia, we are proud of the fact that we have had representation at every Bundanoon Highland Gathering since its inception.
Since Frank has been involved with the Society, the MacGregor’s have outnumbered every other clan at Bundanoon, sometimes having as many as seventy MacGregor kinfolk in the march or in front of the clan tent for our annual photo.
The current Clan Chief is Sir Malcolm MacGregor of MacGregor Bt.
Official Australian Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/clangregoraustralia
Official Clan Gregor Society Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClanGregorSociety
Website – www.clangregor.com
