Jim Buntine
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| Born | (1901-09-07)7 September 1901 |
| Died | July 15, 1992(1992-07-15) (aged 90) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Merton Hall |
| Occupation | Australian Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides |
| Spouse | Arnold Buntine (1898–1975) |
| Children | John Buntine Robert Buntine (1929–2014) |
Gladys Selby "Jim" Buntine (née Spurling OBE; 7 September 1901 – 15 July 1992) was the Australian Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides from 1962 until 1968.[1]
Spurling was born at Fitzroy, Victoria. She attended Merton Hall from 1913 until 1917 and then a finishing schoolatVallois, France. Spurling married Dr (Martyn) Arnold Buntine (1898–1975) on 17 May 1926. The couple were known as Arnold and Jim and they had two sons. Her husband was a schoolmaster who became a headmaster and as he rose professionally she became an "ideal Headmaster’s wife".[2] From the early 1930s, Jim Buntine became involved in the Girl Guides movement in Western Australia. After moving back to the eastern states, she became a member of the Victorian State Council and in Sydney from 1962 until 1968 she was chief commissioner for Australia.[3] Buntine attended world guiding events in Denmark, Britain, Malaya, Japan, and India and, in 1967, she escorted the world chief guide on an Australian tour.[4] Almost two decades after her husband's death Buntine died at Kilsyth Retirement Village, Kilsyth, Victoria.
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