Peter John Lindsay is an Australian former politician who served as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 to July 2010, representing the Division of Herbert, Queensland. In January 2007 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence in the Howard government. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was a television station production manager and General Manager of Townsville Television from 1972 to 1996 before entering politics. He was a member of the City of Townsville City Council from 1985 to 1996.
Keith Payne, is a retired Australian soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest decoration for gallantry "in the presence of the enemy" awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Payne's VC was awarded for his actions during the Vietnam War. Aged 89, he is the last living Australian recipient of the original Imperial Victoria Cross.
Catherine Ena "Cate" Holmes is a retired Australian jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland, the highest ranking court in the Australian state of Queensland. She was appointed to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2000, to the Queensland Court of Appeal in 2006 and appointed chief justice on 11 September 2015. She retired on 19 March 2022.
Vincent Patrick Lester is an Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 2004, representing in succession the electorates of Belyando, Peak Downs and then Keppel. He served as a minister in several National Party governments throughout his career, having first been promoted in 1983 as part of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen's cabinet.
Paul Joseph StevensonOAM is an Australian psychologist.
Jean Aileen Little OAM, née Ling is an Australian Aboriginal leader and community advocate from Mapoon in the Far North Queensland. In 1997 the then Governor of Queensland, Leneen Forde, awarded Little the Medal of the Order of Australia for her services to Aboriginal health and community services.
Isobel Mary "Pixie" Annat is a former Australian hospital matron, administrator and office bearer of the Royal Australian Nursing Federation (RANF). On Queensland Day in 2021, Annat was named as one of Queensland Greats by the Queensland Government.
Timothy Vincent Fairfax is an Australian philanthropist, pastoralist and a member of the Fairfax family. He leads a charitable foundation called the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, created in 2008.
James Edward "Eddie" Liu was an Australian community leader. best known for his work with the Chinese Australian community in Brisbane, Queensland.
William Hauritz AM was the director of the Woodford Folk Festival held annually in Queensland, Australia, from its inception to 2019. In 2018, he was named as one of the Queensland Greats by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in a ceremony at the Queensland Art Gallery on 8 June 2018.
Matthew Roy Sanders is a parenting researcher and professor at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In 2018, he was named as one of the Queensland Greats by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in a ceremony at the Queensland Art Gallery on 8 June 2018.
Jacob George Mye was an elder statesman from the Torres Strait.
Angus Thomas Lane is an Australian ring announcer.
Betty Taylor is an Australian community advocate and domestic violence prevention campaigner.
Karyn Joan Walsh is an Australian social justice advocate.
Professor Ajay Rane is an Australian physician, philanthropist and humanitarian who has shaped the care of women with urinary incontinence and pelvic dysfunction across Queensland and globally. On Queensland Day in 2021, Rane was named as one of Queensland Greats by the Queensland Government.
Robert Vincent Anderson is an Australian Aboriginal elder and former union official.
The Special Honours Lists for Australia are announced by the Sovereign and Governor-General at any time.
The Special Honours Lists for Australia are announced by the Sovereign and Governor-General at any time.
Honor Dell Cleary was an Australian early childhood educator and community leader.
