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Mar 20, 20235 min read
Petero Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin...
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Mar 19, 20233 min read
Vaughan Bullivant
The colourful businessman, Vaughan Bullivant always loves a challenge. Discovering the sport of water skiing in the 1960's, he became a...
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Mar 19, 20232 min read
Monsignor Frawley
Monsignor Frawley was affectionately known as Mons. He was born in Toowoomba in 1904 to James and Bridget Frawley. He attended Nudgee...
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Mar 18, 20234 min read
Shane Nicholson
The internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter hails from Redcliffe, where he attended Clontarf Beach State High School. During his...
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Mar 16, 20232 min read
Darrell Butcher
From humble beginnings, Darrell Butcher rose to become one of Queensland's foremost figures in the automotive industry. In 1965, while...
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Mar 15, 20232 min read
Rupert McCall OAM
Rupert McCall is an Australian poet of international renown. His tributes to special events and occasions have become highly...
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Mar 13, 20237 min read
John Oxley
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British...
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Mar 12, 20232 min read
Trevor Barsby
A keen cricketer from a young age, Trevor Barsby was born in 1964 and attended Humpybong State School. He commenced his cricketing...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
Rod Frawley
Born in Clontarf in 1952, Rod Frawley is the older brother of tennis player John Frawley. Rod made the doubles quarter finals of the...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
John Frawley
John Frawley was born in Redcliffe in 1965. The younger brother of Rod Frawley, John showed his mettle as a junior by reaching the final...
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Mar 9, 20234 min read
Arthur Artie Beetson OAM
Arthur Beetson is a rugby league immortal and legend who both played and coached for the Redcliffe Dolphins. Arthur was born in Roma,...
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Mar 9, 20233 min read
Richard Lancaster. Fellow AHRI (Life)
After completing a successful retailing, journalistic and management consultancy career in Brisbane from 1967 to 1990, during which he...
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Mar 9, 20231 min read
Vic Morris
Retired school principal Vic Morris known to many peninsula residents as a dedicated volunteer, grew up on the Atherton Tableland town of...
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Mar 8, 20233 min read
William McInnes
William McInnes was born in Redcliffe in 1963 and is nationally respected as an actor, writer and columnist. He attended Humpybong State...
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Mar 8, 20232 min read
Serge Testa
Serge Testa is an Australian yachtsman who holds the world record for the circumnavigation in the smallest boat. Serge Testa was born...
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Mar 3, 20238 min read
Matthew Flinders
Lieutenant Matthew Flinders was the first English explorer to set foot on the Redcliffe Peninsula. Flinders was born in the English town...
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Mar 1, 20232 min read
Robert Biancucci,
Paralympic Gold medallist, Robert Biancucci , was born in 1958 and first competed in a half marathon 1986, and a full marathon in 1987. A...
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Mar 1, 20233 min read
Duane Hart
Duane Hart was born in Hawera, Taranaki New Zealand, and after leaving school at 15yrs he gained a trade as an engineering draughtsman....
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Feb 27, 20233 min read
Arthur and Mary Comino
Athanasi (Arthur) Stavrou Comino, born on the Greek island of Kythera in 1880. His brother John S. Comino moved to Australia in 1901, and...
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Feb 27, 20232 min read
Linda Mackenzie OAM.
Olympic Gold medallist Linda Mackenzie was born in Mackay in 1983, starting her swim career as a six-year-old under the guidance of...
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