James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland,Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland,JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of Cairns and Townsville,and one in the city state of Singapore. JCU also has study centres in Mount Isa,Mackay,Thursday Island and Rockhampton. A Brisbane campus,operated by Russo Higher Education,delivers undergraduate and postgraduate courses to international students. The university's main fields of research include environmental sciences,biological sciences,mathematical sciences,earth sciences,agricultural and veterinary sciences,technology and medical and health sciences.
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland,Australia. With a population of 179,011 as of the 2021 census,it is the largest settlement in North Queensland;it is unofficially considered its capital. Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental,community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state.
General Sir Peter John Cosgrove,is an Australian retired senior Army officer who served as the 26th governor-general of Australia,in office from 2014 to 2019.
The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland. It was formerly the Brisbane Supreme Court,in the colony of Queensland.
David John Hamill is a former Labor Queensland politician,who served in a number of positions including Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development,Minister for Education and treasurer. He was elected to the Queensland Parliament as member for Ipswich in 1983 and held the seat until 2001. He was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001 and in 2009 he made a Member of the General Division of the Order of Australia award.
Paul de Jersey,is an Australian jurist who served as the 26th governor of Queensland,in office from 29 July 2014 to 1 November 2021. He was Chief Justice of Queensland from 1998 to 2014.
Lieutenant General Peter Francis Leahy,is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army,whose military career culminated with his appointment as Chief of the Army from 2002 until 2008. He has been director of the National Security Institute,University of Canberra,since October 2008.
Renita Maree Farrell-Garard is a former field hockey player from Australia,who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team,best known as the Hockeyroos,that won the gold medals at the 1996 and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She made her international debut in 1994,and co-captained the winning Atlanta side.
Lieutenant General John Cedric Grey AC was a senior officer in the Australian Army who served as Chief of the General Staff from 1992 to 1995. He was Chancellor of James Cook University from 1999 to 2016.
Lieutenant General John Graham Caligari,is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He served as Chief Capability Development Group from October 2014 until his retirement in August 2015.
Roslyn Gay Atkinson is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland,who served for 20 years from 1998 until her retirement in 2018. In 2002 she also became the Chairperson of the Queensland Law Reform Commission,and served in that role until her retirement in 2013. As well as being responsible for the Yankee Doodles precedent,Justice Atkinson has also made two notable decisions in her capacity as member of the Queensland Legal Practice Tribunal.
Richard Alfred Tills (1860–1937) was the fourth mayor of Cairns,Australia and the twelfth chairman when Cairns was classified as a borough,a member of the Barron Divisional Board,and president of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce. Born in Kingston upon Hull,England,Tills was a carpenter,architect and one of the pioneers of North Queensland.
The 2015 Australia Day Honours were announced on 26 January 2015 by the Governor General of Australia,Sir Peter Cosgrove.
Scott James Stewart is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Townsville in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since February 2015.
The 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 13 June 2016 by the Governor-General,Sir Peter Cosgrove. The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.
Phillip Bruce Thompson,is an Australian politician. His party is the Liberal National Party of Queensland and he sits with the Liberal Party in federal parliament.
Sandra Lee HardingFAIM is an Australian economic sociologist and university administrator. She was Vice-Chancellor and President of James Cook University from 2007 until January 2022.
Betsy Rivers Jackes is an Australian botanist,researcher,taxonomist and author. Her research interests are the plants in the families Myrsinaceae and Vitaceae.
Graham Robert Jackson is an Australian retired businessman.
