| Bill Prest | |
| Office: | Queensland Government Chief Whip |
| Term Start: | 6 December 1989 |
| Term End: | 1 October 1992 |
| Premier: | Wayne Goss |
| Predecessor: | Len Stephan |
| Successor: | Warren Pitt |
| Office1: | Leader of Opposition Business in the House |
| Term Start1: | 29 August 1984 |
| Term End1: | 6 December 1989 |
| Leader1: | Nev Warburton Wayne Goss |
| Predecessor1: | Brian Davis |
| Successor1: | Kev Lingard |
| Term Start2: | 5 March 1981 |
| Term End2: | 20 October 1982 |
| Leader2: | Ed Casey |
| Predecessor2: | Keith Wright |
| Successor2: | Brian Davis |
| Constituency Am3: | Port Curtis |
| Assembly3: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start3: | 29 May 1976 |
| Term End3: | 19 September 1992 |
| Predecessor3: | Martin Hanson |
| Successor3: | Seat abolished |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia |
| Death Place: | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia |
| Birthname: | William George Prest |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Party: | Labor |
| Spouse: | Patricia Rabbitt |
| Occupation: | Shearer, Gladstone City Council employee |
William George Prest (2 April 1926 – 8 December 2012) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Labor Party from 1976 until 1992, former Gladstone Harbour Board member and once Gladstone City Council mayor.
Prest was born in Longreach, Queensland. In 1970, he stood for local council elections and was elected, he later became Gladstone's deputy mayor in 1975.
After being elected he served as Shadow Minister Tourism, Marine Services and Fisheries until December 1977, then Shadow Minister for Main Roads, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Valuation and Shadow Minister for Transport.
In his last term in the Queensland Parliament, Prest caused controversy when he made a racist slur against former state National Party Aboriginal Affairs Minister and future Federal MP Bob Katter when he called him a gin jockey. Prest however was not publicly disciplined and retained his position as whip but the controversy did see him being taken about out of the limelight of public life.[1]
The Gladstone Port Access Bridge was renamed the Bill Prest Bridge in 2010.[2]
Prest died, aged 86, in Gladstone, Queensland. Robert Schwarten, Liz Cunningham, deputy mayor Matt Burnett and mayor Gail Sellers attended his funeral to pay tribute.
Prest was survived by his wife Patricia, son Darryl Prest and daughters Patricia Hick and Liz Fallon.[3] [4]