# 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. Each award is commemorated with a plaque on a wall in the Roma Street Parkland.

## History

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

## Award recipients

| Year | Individuals | Institution | Posthumous |
| 2024 | Peter Andrews AO Natalie Cook OAM Keri Craig-Lee OAM Scott Hutchinson Getano Lui (Jnr) AM | Lifelight | Sir Bruce Small |
| 2023 | 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 | Uncle Albert Holt Usman Khawaja Dr Stuart Pegg AM Else Shepherd AM Gracelyn Smallwood AM Peter Timms | Queensland Museum | Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori |
| 2021 | 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 | 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 | 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 | William Hauritz, AM Gail Ker, OAM Henrietta Marrie, AM David Nilsson Matthew Sanders | St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland | Butch Lenton |
| 2017 | Perry Bartlett Clive Berghofer, AM Peter Coaldrake, AO Phil Dickie Cindy Shannon | Queensland Symphony Orchestra Local Government Association of Queensland | Eddie Mabo |
| 2016 | Allan Border, AO The Hon. Dame Quentin Bryce, AD, CVO John Curro, AM, MBE Lloyd McDermott Mal Meninga, AM | RSPCA Queensland | George Roberts |
| 2015 | Andrew Brice, AM James Dale, AO Pat Fennell Jack Gleeson, AM Robert MacPherson | RSL (Queensland Branch) | Steve Irwin |
| 2014 | Sallyanne Atkinson, AO Fred Conway Patrick Corrigan, AM Adèle Green, AC Win Schubert, AO | Endeavour Foundation |
| 2013 | Stefan Ackerie Dimity Dornan, AO Tim Fairfax, AC G.Q. Max Lu, AO Herb Wharton | Australian Red Cross Society |
| 2012 | Ken Donald, AO Deborah Mailman Daphne Pirie, AO, MBE Sir Sydney Schubert Terry White, AO | Queensland Meals on Wheels |
| 2011 | Betty Byrne Henderson, AO George Chapman, AO Graham Jackson, OAM Wally Lewis, AM Kerry O'Brien | Queensland State Emergency Service |
| 2010 | 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 | Philip Bacon, AM Bill Bristow, AM Kev Carmody Robyn Rodwell Anthony Ryan | Blue Care |
| 2008 | Ian Brusasco, AO Pearl Duncan Matthew Hayden, AM Ross Homel, AO Thancoupie, AO | Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland section) |
| 2007 | Ashley Cooper, AO The Hon. Leneen Forde, AC Doug Hall, AM John Hay, AC Sir Leo Hielscher, AC | Surf Life Saving Queensland |
| 2006 | Ian Frazer, AC Jim Kennedy, AO, CBE Greg Norman, AO Margaret Olley, AC Geoffrey Rush, AC | Mater Misericordiae Health Service |
| 2005 | Bill Brown, OAM Tony Gould, AM Terry Jackman, AM Aila Keto, AO Rod Laver, MBE |
| 2004 | Julie H. Campbell, AO Hugh Cornish, AM Richard Lewandowski William Robinson, AO Nick Xynias, AO, BEM |
| 2003 | Peter Doherty, AC David Malouf, AO Angelo Puglisi Evelyn Scott, AO R. M. Williams, AO, CMG |
| 2002 | Wayne Bennett, AM Clem Jones, AO Olga Miller Lawrie Powell, AC David Tudehope, AM |
| 2001 | Robert "Uncle Bob" Anderson, OAM Joe Baker, AO, OBE Diane Cilento Angela Mary Doyle, AO Ted Smout, OAM |