Queensland Greats Awards
These awards honour individuals and institutions whose long-term or lifetime achievements played a significant role in the history and development of Queensland.
Nominations are now closed for the 2013 Queensland Greats Awards.
This year’s Queensland Greats will be announced at a ceremony during Queensland Week, 1-9 June 2013. The Queensland Greats will be recognised with a commemorative plaque displayed at Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane.Previous winners
Listed below are the individuals and institutions honoured in 2001—2012.
2012
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2012 were:
- Emeritus Professor Ken Donald AO
- Deborah Mailman
- Daphne Pirie AO MBE
- Sir Sydney Schubert
- Terry White AO
- Queensland Meals On Wheels.
2011
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2011 were:
- Dr Betty Byrne Henderson AM
- Dr George Chapman AO
- Graham Jackson OAM
- Wally Lewis AM
- Kerry O’Brien
- Queensland State Emergency Service.
2010
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2010 were:
- The Honourable Mike Ahern AO
- The Honourable Sir Llewellyn (Llew) Edwards AC
- Professor Michael Good AO
- Ruth Hegarty
- Dr James Edward (Eddie) Liu OBE OAM
- The University of Queensland.
2009
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2009 were:
2008
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2008 were:
- Ian Brusasco AO
- Pearl Duncan
- Matthew Hayden AM
- Professor Ross Homel AO
- Dr Thancoupie Gloria Fletcher James AO
- Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland section).
2007
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2007 were:
- Ashley Cooper AO
- Leneen Forde AC
- Doug Hall AM
- Emeritus Professor John Hay AC
- Sir Leo Hielscher AC
- Surf Life Saving Queensland.
2006
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2006 were:
- Professor Ian Frazer AC
- Dr Jim Kennedy AO CBE
- Greg Norman AO
- Dr Margaret Olley AC
- Geoffrey Rush
- Mater Misericordiae Health Services.
2005
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2005 were:
- William (Bill) Brown OAM
- Dr Tony Gould AM
- Patrick Terrence (Terry) Jackman AM
- Dr Aila Keto AO
- Rod Laver MBE.
2004
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2004 were:
- Professor Julie H Campbell AO
- Hugh Cornish AM
- Dr Richard Lewandowski
- William Robinson AO
- Nicholas (Nick) Xynias AO BEM.
2003
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2003 were:
- Professor Peter Doherty AC
- David Malouf AO
- Angelo Puglisi
- Dr Evelyn Scott AO
- Reginald Murray (R.M.) Williams AO CMG.
2002
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2002 were:
- Wayne Bennett AM
- Dr Clem Jones AO
- Olga Miller
- Professor Lawrie Powell AC
- Professor David Tudehope AM.
2001
The Queensland Greats honoured in 2001 were:
