Queenslanders have featured prominently in the Australia Day 2024 Honours List, with 144 people from throughout our State being recognised with Australian Honours and Awards.
This number includes two recipients of the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large.
The awardees come from many walks of life and are recognised for many and varied contributions to Queensland and the nation. However, regardless of their field of focus or action, each of them has applied their talents and efforts to improving the lives of others.
Australia’s system of Honours and Awards provides a way to publicly recognise and celebrate their contributions.
Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland warmly congratulates the following Queenslanders named in the Australia Day 2024 Honours List:
Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM, Governor of Queensland warmly congratulates the following Queenslanders named in the Australia Day 2024 Honours List:
| Award | Title/Rank | Given Name(s) | Surname | Citation |
| AC | Professor | Lorraine Ann | Mazerolle | For eminent service to education, to the social sciences as a criminologist and researcher, and to the development of innovative, evidence-based policing reforms. |
| AC | Professor | Deborah Jane | Terry AO | For eminent service to tertiary education as an institutional leader and academic, to the strengthening of higher education through collaboration and innovation, and to the community. |
| AO | Emeritus Professor | Deborah Gale | Theodoros | For distinguished service to community health, to rehabilitation sciences, and to tertiary education. |
| AM | Professor | Arthur Bruce | Abernethy | For significant service to education in the field of health and behavioural science. |
| AM | Mr | Adrian Samuel | Carson | For significant service to Indigenous health through research and development programs. |
| AM | Dr | Robert Robin | Cooke OAM | For significant service to pathology, and to professional organisations. |
| AM | Ms | Joan | Cordell | For significant service to business, and to the community. |
| AM | Ms | Jennifer Ann | Cullen | For significant service to people with disability, and to the community through a range of roles. |
| AM | Ms | Julia Helen | Davison | For significant service to children, to youth, and to the community. |
| AM | Ms | Bronwyn Elizabeth | Edinger | For significant service to the performing arts through administrative roles. |
| AM | Ms | Loreta Giuseppina | Fin | For significant service to music, to education, and to professional associations. |
| AM | Dr | Vicki Jane | Flenady | For significant service to medical research, particularly in the field of perinatal mortality. |
| AM | Professor | Gail | Garvey | For significant service to Indigenous health, and cancer research. |
| AM | Associate Professor | Carmel Mary | Hawley | For significant service to kidney medicine as a researcher, clinician and mentor. |
| AM | Mr | David Barry | Kerrigan | For significant service to volunteer and social welfare organisations, and regional rugby league. |
| AM | Dr | Helen Louise | MacGillivray | For significant service to mathematics and statistics education. |
| AM | Mr | Jeffrey Douglas | Maclean | For significant service to the community through a range of organisations. |
| AM | Professor | Neal William | Menzies | For significant service to science, and to tertiary education. |
| AM | Mr | Nicholas Stephen | Moore | For significant service to the aquaculture sector. |
| AM | Associate Professor | Julie Ann | Mundy | For significant service to medicine, particularly cardiothoracic surgery, and to professional associations. |
| AM | Mrs | Patricia | Neely | For significant service to community health, and to the community. |
| AM | Professor | Donna Lee | Pendergast | For significant service to tertiary education. |
| AM | Mr | Douglas | Porter | For significant service to education, and to the Anglican Church in Australia. |
| AM | Mr | Alan John | Sparks AM (Mil) BEM | For significant service to apprenticeship and vocational training, and to veterans. |
| AM | Associate Professor | David Henry | Thomson | For significant service to dentistry, particularly in the field of prosthodontics. |
| AM | Mrs | Beverley Anne | Trivett | For significant service to community health through brain cancer research. |
| OAM | Ms | Belinda Maree | Adams | For service to community health. |
| OAM | Mr | Craig | Bennett | For service to broadcast media as an entertainment journalist. |
| OAM | Ms | Elizabeth Murray | Bourne | For service to orienteering, and to conservation and the environment. |
| OAM | Ms | Suzanne Marion | Bowen | For service to women, and to dragon boating. |
| OAM | Ms | Terri Rae | Brabon | For service to the theatrical arts. |
| OAM | Mrs | Laraine | Brennan | For service to the community through a range of roles. |
| OAM | Mrs | Joan Dorothy | Brotherton | For service to lawn bowls. |
| OAM | Dr | Paul David | Browning | For service to education. |
| OAM | Mr | Raymond Valentine | Byrnes | For service to the community of Yungaburra. |
| OAM | Dr | Ian Bruce | Cameron RFD | For service to medicine, and to community music. |
| OAM | Mr | Hume Kenneth | Campbell | For service to the maritime industry. |
| OAM | Mr | Patrick Francis | Carroll | For service to community health, and to athletics. |
| OAM | Mr | David John | Chalk | For service to veterans and their families, and to the community. |
| OAM | Mr | Eddie | Chung | For service to the community through social welfare organisations, and to business. |
| OAM | Ms | Nicole Louise | Cleary | For service to animal welfare. |
| OAM | Councillor | Janet Louise | Clifford | For service to women in local government, and to the community of the Whitsundays. |
| OAM | Mr | John Francis | Compton | For service to the community of Yungaburra. |
| OAM | Pastor | Philip Milton | Cutcliffe | For service to the community, particularly through the church. |
| OAM | Mr | Arthur | De Main | For service to equestrian sports. |
| OAM | Ms | Anne Rochelle | Doherty | For service to medical administration, and to the community. |
| OAM | Ms | Donisha Marie | Duff | For service to the community through a range of organisations. |
| OAM | Mr | Kevin Michael | Fitzpatrick | For service to the community through a range of roles. |
| OAM | Mr | John Norman | Gallimore | For service to business, and to the community. |
| OAM | Mr | Alexander | Garlin | For service to veterans and their families. |
| OAM | Ms | Marjorie Ann | Gerlinger | For service to the community through a range of roles. |
| OAM | Mr | Gary Marsden | Golding | For service to science in the field of chemistry. |
| OAM | Mr | Paul | Grimshaw | For service to conservation and the environment. |
| OAM | Professor | Paul David | Harpur | For service to people with disability. |
| OAM | Dr | Brian Arthur | Hoepper | For service to education. |
| OAM | Mr | William | Humble | For service to the community of Stanthorpe. |
| OAM | Ms | Peta Elizabeth | Jamieson | For service to community health, and to business. |
| OAM | Councillor | Winston Evans | Johnston | For service to local government, and to the community of the Sunshine Coast. |
| OAM | Mrs | Dianne | Leggo | For service to women through Zonta International. |
| OAM | Associate Professor | Zarnie | Lwin | For service to medicine in the field of neuro-oncology. |
| OAM | Professor | Clifford John | Mallett | For service to sport as a coach, and to tertiary education. |
| OAM | Mrs | Kathleen | Marshall | For service to the Indigenous community of Mount Isa. |
| OAM | Mr | Kenneth Brian | Martin | For service to community music. |
| OAM | Mr | Jeffrey Grant | Maurice | For service to veterans, and to business. |
| OAM | Dr | Christine Anne | McConnell | For service to medicine through a range of roles. |
| OAM | Dr | Judith Marilyn | McKay | For service to the museums and galleries sector. |
| OAM | Mrs | Rosemary Cochrane | McLeod | For service to historical preservation, and to the community. |
| OAM | Mr | Colin Francis | Meng | For service to the community through a range of organisations. |
| OAM | Mr | John Charles | Moran | For service to the communities of Mount Isa and Karumba. |
| OAM | Ms | Catherine | Mundy | For service to music as a performer, and to choral music. |
| OAM | Mrs | Carmel Patricia | Murdoch | For service to the community of Maryborough. |
| OAM | Ms | Kathleen Elizabeth | Neehouse | For service to youth through Girl Guides. |
| OAM | Mr | James Allan | Niven | For service to the building and construction industry. |
| OAM | Mrs | Bernadette Margaret | O’Neill | For service to rugby league, and to the community. |
| OAM | Mrs | Barbara Joan | Page-Hanify | For service to people with intellectual disability. |
| OAM | Mr | Morgan Benn | Parker | For service to business. |
| OAM | Mr | Rhian Patrick | Patching | For service to people with disability, particularly through sport. |
| OAM | Ms | Barbara Josephine | Power | For service to child welfare organisations. |
| OAM | Mr | Allen | Reed | For service to the community of Maroochydore. |
| OAM | Professor | Michael David | Reilly | For service to the community through a range of organisations. |
| OAM | The late Mrs | Dorothy Ann | Robert | For service to community health. |
| OAM | The late Mr | David Patrick | Robson | For service to aviation. |
| OAM | Mr | Donald Kenneth | Rogers | For service to school sport, and to education. |
| OAM | Ms | Thelma (Tess) Marion | Rowley | For service to community social welfare. |
| OAM | Mr | Timothy William | Ryan BM | For service to surf lifesaving, and to the community. |
| OAM | Mr | Brian Robert | Short | For service to secondary education. |
| OAM | Ms | Susan | Smith | For service to the visual arts as an artist and administrator. |
| OAM | Mr | Colin Sidney | Sparkes | For service to surf lifesaving, and to rugby league. |
| OAM | Dr | David | Stabler | For service to orthopaedic surgery. |
| OAM | Mr | Jay | Turner | For service to music as a performer. |
| OAM | Mr | Michael Geoffrey | Turner | For service to the community of the Gold Coast region. |
| OAM | Dr | Margaret Louise | Ward PSM | For service to the building industry. |
| OAM | The late Reverend | Donald Graham | Whebell | For service to the Uniting Church in Australia. |
| OAM | Ms | Jennifer | Woodward | For service to the broadcast media, particularly to television. |
| OAM | Dr | Matthew Thomas | Young | For service to community health. |
| Award | Title/Rank | Given Name(s) | Surname | Citation |
| PSM | Dr | Peter John | Aitken | For outstanding public service during COVID-19 to Queensland’s emergency health response and to the field of disaster management. |
| PSM | Mrs | Mary Narrida | Campbell | For outstanding public service to vocational education and training in Queensland. |
| PSM | Associate Professor | David William | Cartwright | For outstanding public service to Queensland in the field of neonatal medicine. |
| PSM | Mr | Darren | Cleland | For outstanding public service to regional and rural communities in Queensland. |
| PSM | Dr | Allison | Crook | For outstanding public service during COVID-19 to animal welfare and the protection of biosecurity in Queensland. |
| PSM | Ms | Tracey Leanne | Graham | For outstanding public service to the community of Pormpuraaw. |
| PSM | Dr | Andrew Kenneth | Johnson | For outstanding public service through leadership in developing and stewarding Australia’s capability in the environmental and physical sciences. |
| PSM | Mr | David Llewellyn | Meredith | For outstanding public service to public prosecutions in Queensland. |
| PSM | Mr | Dennis John | Walsh | For outstanding public service to transport and road safety in Queensland. |
| APM | Inspector | Lynne Angela | Asher | |
| APM | Chief Superintendent | John Mario | Bosnjak | |
| APM | Sergeant | Patricia Ann | Brennan | |
| APM | Superintendent | Peter David | Brewer | |
| APM | Detective Senior Sergeant | Paul Leonard | Fletcher | |
| APM | Chief Superintendent | Chris Andrew | Hodgman | |
| APM | Superintendent | Shane Michael | Holmes | |
| APM | Inspector | Brett Page | Jackson | |
| APM | Detective Chief Superintendent | Roger Alexander | Lowe | |
| APM | Detective Superintendent | Andrew Peter | Massingham | |
| APM | Sergeant | Lesley Marlane | Walker | |
| APM | Senior Sergeant | Stephen | Wyatt | |
| AFSM | Mr | Simon Nicholas | Ball | |
| AFSM | Mr | David John | Heck | |
| AFSM | Mr | Paul | Mardon | |
| AFSM | Assistant Commissioner | Gary David | McCormack | |
| AFSM | Mr | Colin Ross | Santacaterina | |
| ASM | Mr | Kevin John | Homer | |
| ASM | Ms | Erin Maree | Saltmarsh | |
| ESM | Mr | Mark Edward | Dole | |
| ESM | Mr | Brian John | Higgins | |
| ESM | Mr | Andrew Paul | McNeilly | |
| ESM | Mr | Colin Denis | Neil OAM | |
| ESM | Mrs | Susan Maree | Neil OAM | |
| ACM | Ms | Renee Natalie | Rieson | |
| ACM | Mr | Geoffrey Phillip | Robins | |
| ACM | Mr | Stephen Glen | Wright |
| Award | Title/Rank | Given Name(s) | Surname | Citation |
| CSC | Brigadier | Mark Norman | Armstrong | For outstanding achievement as Commander Joint Task Group 629.3 on Operation FLOOD ASSIST 2022 from April 2022 to December 2022. |
| CSC | Petty Officer | Gillian Louise | Bryant | For outstanding achievement as a member of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Training Group Defence Cooperation Program. |
| CSC | Lieutenant Colonel | Alana | Burkitt | For outstanding achievement as an Australian Defence Force Officer while seconded to the Office of National Intelligence’s Joint Analysis Team. |
| CSC | Air Commodore | Scott Matthew | Parry AM | For outstanding achievement in strategic air mobility sustainment as the Officer Commanding Heavy Air Lift Systems Program Office. |
| CSC | Lieutenant Colonel | Jonathan David | Pollard | For outstanding achievement as Staff Officer Grade One 12th Chief Engineer Works Capability Implementation Team and Commanding Officer 12th Chief Engineer Works. |
| CSC | Lieutenant Colonel | Benjamin Lytton | Watson | For outstanding achievement as an Operational Planner for the Indo-Pacific Integrated Operations Team and lead planner in Headquarters Joint Operations Command for developing an Australian Defence Force operational contingency plan. |
| CSM | Captain | Jackson Harris | Cail | For meritorious achievement as the Construction Officer and Infrastructure Program Manager, Defence Cooperation Program, Papua New Guinea. |
| CSM | Warrant Officer Class One | Nigel Roy | Dobson | For meritorious achievement in the field of signals planning, and the development and implementation of survivable telecommunication networks. |
| CSM | Captain | Nicholas Paul | Goldsworthy | For meritorious achievement in explosive ordnance operational training at the Defence Explosive Ordnance Training School for the Australian Defence Force. |
| CSM | Warrant Officer Class Two | Benjamin James | Kilgour | For meritorious achievement as the Senior Enlisted Advisor and Operations Warrant Officer deployed to Headquarters Middle East on Operation ACCORDION from July 2022 to January 2023. |
| CSM | Lieutenant Colonel | James Thomas | Pidgeon | For meritorious achievement as the Formation Operations Officer and Chief of Staff within the 16th Aviation Brigade. |
| CSM | Warrant Officer Class One | Sean Heinz | Weber | For devotion to duty as the Regimental Artificer Sergeant Major of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment. |
Any Australian can nominate someone for an award, which are assessed by the Honours and Awards Secretariat, and considered by the Council of the Order of Australia.
You can find more information about how to nominate someone you believe is deserving of such recognition here.