Queensland Greats Awards

The Queensland Greats Awards recognise outstanding Queenslanders for their years of dedication and contribution to the development of the state and their role in strengthening and shaping the community in Queensland, Australia. The awards are presented as part of the Queensland Day celebrations.^[1] Each award is commemorated with a plaque on a wall in the Roma Street Parkland.^[2]

Queensland Greats Awards plaques at Roma Street Parkland

History

The awards commenced in 2001. An institution has been awarded annually since 2006. A posthumous award was added in 2015.^[1]

Award recipients

Year	Individuals	Institution	Posthumous
2023 ^[3]	William Barton Joe Brumm Gerald (Tony) Fitzgerald AC KC Steve Renouf Adele Rice AM	Queensland Rural Fire Service	Dr Honor Dell Cleary OAM Alan Mackay-Sim AM
2022 ^[4]^[5]	Uncle Albert Holt Usman Khawaja Dr Stuart Pegg AM Else Shepherd AM Gracelyn Smallwood AM Peter Timms	Queensland Museum	Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
2021 ^[6]^[7]	Isobel (Pixie) Annat MBE OAM Dr Margaret Mittelheuser AM Dr Cathryn Mittelheuser AM Ajay Rane OAM Aunty Ivy Trevallion Karyn Walsh AM	QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute	Sister Regis Mary Dunne AO RSM
2020 ^[8]^[9]	Nancy Bates OAM Angus Lane OAM Mick Lowcock Bruce Morcombe OAM Denise Morcombe OAM James Morton, AM Betty Taylor	Police Citizens Youth Club Queensland	Darby McCarthy OAM
2019 ^[10]^[11]	Robert (Bob) Aktkinson, AO, APM Judith Clements, AC Mark Loane, AM Kay McGrath, OAM Patricia O'Connor Charles (Chuck) Feeney (honorary)	Queensland Country Women's Association	John Sinclair, AO
2018 ^[12]^[13]	William Hauritz, AM Gail Ker, OAM Henrietta Marrie, AM David Nilsson Matthew Sanders	St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland	Butch Lenton
2017 ^[14]^[2]	Perry Bartlett Clive Berghofer, AM Peter Coaldrake, AO Phil Dickie Cindy Shannon	Queensland Symphony Orchestra Local Government Association of Queensland	Eddie Mabo
2016 ^[15]^[16]	Allan Border, AO The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce, AD, CVO John Curro, AM, MBE Lloyd McDermott Mal Meninga, AM	RSPCA Queensland	George Roberts
2015 ^[17]^[18]	Andrew Brice, AM James Dale, AO Pat Fennell Jack Gleeson, AM Robert MacPherson	RSL (Queensland Branch)	Steve Irwin
2014 ^[19]^[20]	Sallyanne Atkinson, AO Fred Conway Patrick Corrigan, AM Adèle Green, AC Win Schubert, AO	Endeavour Foundation
2013 ^[21]^[22]	Stefan Ackerie Dimity Dornan, AO Tim Fairfax, AC G.Q. Max Lu, AO Herb Wharton	Australian Red Cross Society
2012 ^[23]	Ken Donald, AO Deborah Mailman Daphne Pirie, AO, MBE Sir Sydney Schubert Terry White, AO	Queensland Meals on Wheels
2011 ^[24]^[25]	Betty Byrne Henderson, AO George Chapman, AO Graham Jackson, OAM Wally Lewis, AM Kerry O'Brien	Queensland State Emergency Service
2010 ^[26]^[27]	The Hon. Mike Ahern, AO The Hon. Sir Llewellyn Edwards, AC Michael Good, AO Ruth Hegarty Eddie Liu, OBE, OAM	The University of Queensland (UQ)
2009 ^[28]^[29]	Philip Bacon, AM Bill Bristow, AM Kev Carmody Robyn Rodwell Anthony Ryan	Blue Care
2008 ^[30]^[31]	Ian Brusasco, AO Pearl Duncan Matthew Hayden, AM Ross Homel, AO Thancoupie, AO	Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland section)
2007 ^[32]	Ashley Cooper, AO The Hon. Leneen Forde, AC Doug Hall, AM John Hay, AC Sir Leo Hielscher, AC	Surf Life Saving Queensland
2006 ^[33]	Ian Frazer, AC Jim Kennedy, AO, CBE Greg Norman, AO Margaret Olley, AC Geoffrey Rush, AC	Mater Misericordiae Health Service
2005 ^[34]	Bill Brown, OAM Tony Gould, AM Terry Jackman, AM Aila Keto, AO Rod Laver, MBE
2004 ^[35]	Julie H. Campbell, AO Hugh Cornish, AM Richard Lewandowski William Robinson, AO Nick Xynias, AO, BEM
2003 ^[36]	Peter Doherty, AC David Malouf, AO Angelo Puglisi Evelyn Scott, AO R. M. Williams, AO, CMG
2002 ^[37]	Wayne Bennett, AM Clem Jones, AO Olga Miller Lawrie Powell, AC David Tudehope, AM
2001 ^[38]	Robert "Uncle Bob" Anderson, OAM Joe Baker, AO, OBE Diane Cilento Angela Mary Doyle, AO Ted Smout, OAM

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