Getano Lui (Jnr)
Getano Lui Jnr | |
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| Occupation | community leader |
Getano Belford Lui Jnr AM, is a Torres Strait Islander Australian community leader.[1]
Career[edit]
Lui is Councillor on the Torres Strait Islands Regional Council (TSIRC) (State) and Deputy Chair and Member for Iama (Yam Island), and also on the Board of the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TRSA) where he served as inaugural chair.[1] Lui has also been Chair of the Yam Island Community Council, Islanders Board of Industry and Service and Island Coordination Council.[1]
In 1993, Lui delivered one of the annual series of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Boyer Lectures called "Voices of the Land".[2]
Recognition[edit]
As part of the 1980 New Year Honours, Lui was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).[3]
Lui was subsequently made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1994 Australia Day Honours in recognition of his service to the Torres Strait community.[4]
In 2001, Lui was awarded the Centenary Medal for distinguished service through his work on the Yam Island Council.[5]
Lui was named as a Queensland Great in 2024.[6]
Personal[edit]
The son of Getano Lui Snr, Lui resides on Yam Island.[1]
Honours and awards[edit]
- 1994 Member of the Order of Australia for service to the Torres Strait Islander Community.[7]
- 2001 Centenary Medal for distinguished service through the Yam Island Council[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Cr Getano Lui Jr AM". Indigenous Voice. Australian Government. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Sanders, Will (2000). "Torres Strait governance structures and the Centenary of Australian Federation: A missed opportunity?". Australian Journal of Public Administration. 59 (3). Semantic Scholar: 22–33. doi:10.1111/1467-8500.00164. hdl:1885/40169. S2CID 153681004.
- ^ "Award 1084507". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1979. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Award 873261". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 1994. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Award 1118914". Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 January 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 Queensland Greats honoured on Queensland Day". The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Mr Getano Belford Lui - AM". Australian Honours. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Mr Getano Belford Lui - Centenary Medal". Australian Honours. Retrieved 28 August 2021.