List of Queensland's Q150 Icons explained

The Queensland's Q150 Icons list of cultural icons was compiled as part of Q150 celebrations in 2009 by the Government of Queensland, Australia. It represented the people, places and events that were significant to Queensland's first 150 years.

History

A list of 300 nominations for Queensland cultural icons was compiled by the Queensland Government, organised into 10 categories, and then the Queensland public were invited to vote to produce a final list of 150 icons. The final list was announced on 10 June 2009 by the Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, as part of the Q150 celebration of Queensland's foundation.[1]

State shapers

This list is for people and organisations that are significant to Queensland.

1Yungaba Immigration Centre
2Steve Irwin
3Surf Lifesavers
4Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen
5Leslie Thiess[2]
6Founders of Qantas
7Clem Jones
8Eddie Mabo
9State Emergency Service
10John Flynn
11Charles Kingsford Smith
12James Cook
13Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland
14Isolated Children's Parents Association[3]
15Wayne Bennett

Influential artists

1Bee Gees
2Powderfinger
3Geoffrey Rush
4Keith Urban
5Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker)
6Steele Rudd
7Judith Wright
8Billy Thorpe
9Hugh Lunn
10Savage Garden
11Gladys Moncrieff
12Graeme Connors
13William McInnes
14David Malouf
15Charles Chauvel

Sports legends

1Wally Lewis
2Cathy Freeman
3Pat Rafter
4Rod Laver
5Allan Border
6Greg Norman
7Susie O'Neill
8Dick Johnson
9Allan Langer
10Gunsynd
11Mal Meninga
12Grant Hackett
13Matthew Hayden
14Kieren Perkins
15Mick Doohan

Locations

1Australia Zoo (Sunshine Coast Hinterland)
2Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame (Longreach)
3Surfers Paradise
4Bundaberg Rum Distillery
5Big Pineapple (Nambour)
6South Bank Parklands (Brisbane)
7Noosa
8Breakfast Creek Hotel (Brisbane)
9Yatala Pie Shop
10Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge
11Paronella Park (North Queensland)
12Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (Brisbane)
13Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (Gold Coast)
14Great Dividing Range
15Darling Downs

Natural attractions

1Great Barrier Reef
2Fraser Island
3Glass House Mountains
4Whitsundays
5Daintree Rainforest
6Outback Queensland
7Carnarvon Gorge
8Stradbroke Island
9Lamington National Park
10Bunya Mountains
11Moreton Bay
12Barron Falls
13Springbrook National Park
14Magnetic Island
15Undara Lava Tubes

Structures and engineering feats

1Story Bridge (Brisbane)
2Kuranda Scenic Railway (Cairns)
3XXXX Brewery (Brisbane)
4Brisbane City Hall
5Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (Cairns)
6Gateway Bridge (Brisbane)
7Lang Park (Brisbane)
8Q1 (Gold Coast)
9The Gabba (Brisbane)
10The University of Queensland Great Court
11St John's Cathedral (Brisbane)
12Old Museum (Brisbane)
13Qantas Hangars (Longreach and Cloncurry)
14Hornibrook Bridge (Redcliffe)
15Burdekin Falls Dam

Defining moments

1World Expo '88 (1988)
21974 Queensland floods
3Qantas takes to the air (1920)
41982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games
5Mabo High Court of Australia decision (1992)
6Fitzgerald Inquiry (1987–89)
7Queensland proclaimed as a new colony (1859)
8Gold discovered in Queensland (1858)
9World Heritage listing of the Wet Tropics (1988)
10Queensland wins its first Sheffield Shield (1995)
11Bellevue Hotel and Cloudland demolished (1979 and 1982)
12Queensland the first with free education
13Australia's first Aboriginal Parliamentarians: Neville Bonner (1971)
14All chained up for women's rights (1965 at Regatta Hotel)
15Railway comes to Queensland (1865)

Innovations and inventions

1Royal Flying Doctor Service
2Cervical cancer vaccination (Professor Ian Frazer)
3Polio treatment
4Blue Care (formerly Blue Nurses)
5School of the Air
6Billabong
7Lamington
8Kids Alive - Do the Five[4]
9Lucas' Pawpaw Ointment[5]
10Weis Fruit Bar
11Immune system research wins Nobel Prize
12Southern Cross windmills[6]
13Tilt train
14Dingo fence
15wotif.com.au

Events and festivals

1Ekka (Brisbane)
2State of Origin series
3Birdsville Races
4RiverFire (Riverfestival)
5Woodford Folk Festival
6Carnival of Flowers (Toowoomba)
7Country Music Muster (Gympie)
8Indy (Gold Coast)
9Apple and Grape Harvest Festival (Stanthorpe)
10B&S Balls
11Beef Australia (Rockhampton)
12Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race
13Mount Isa Rodeo
14Paniyiri Greek Festival (Brisbane)
15Noosa Triathlon

Typically Queensland

1Backyard BBQs
2Queenslander house
3XXXX beer
4Bundy Rum (and bear)
5Sunshine
6Bowen mango
7Summer afternoon storms
8"Waltzing Matilda"
9Macadamia nut
10Maroon
11Jacaranda tree
12Cane fields
13Cane toad
14Thongs
15Mud crab

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND’S 150 ICONS. Bligh. Anna. Anna Bligh. 10 June 2009. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301. 24 May 2017. 24 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Thiess, Sir Leslie Charles (Les) (1909–1992). Bell. Peter. 2016. Australian Dictionary of Biography. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630071544/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thiess-sir-leslie-charles-les-17797. 2017-06-30. live. 24 May 2017.
  3. Web site: ISOLATED CHILDREN’S PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION. https://web.archive.org/web/20170524101410/http://www.icpa.com.au/. 2017-05-24. live. 24 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Kids Alive - Do The Five. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810232819/https://kidsalive.com.au/. 2017-08-10. live. 24 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Lucas' Papaw Remedies. https://web.archive.org/web/20170605130714/http://lucaspapaw.com.au/. 2017-06-05. live. 24 May 2017.
  6. Web site: IZ Windmill. Pentair Southern Cross. https://web.archive.org/web/20180407121952/http://www.southerncross.pentair.com.au/product/market/pumps/windmills/iz-series/. 7 April 2018. dead. 25 May 2017.

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