Getano Lui (Jnr) Explained

Getano Lui Jnr
Occupation:community leader

Getano Belford Lui Jnr, is a Torres Strait Islander Australian community leader.[1]

Career

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

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

The son of Getano Lui Snr, Lui resides on Yam Island.[1]

Honours and awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cr Getano Lui Jr AM . Indigenous Voice . Australian Government . 28 August 2021.
  2. Torres Strait governance structures and the Centenary of Australian Federation: A missed opportunity? . 2000 . Semantic Scholar . 10.1111/1467-8500.00164 . 153681004 . Sanders . Will . Australian Journal of Public Administration . 59 . 3 . 22–33 . 1885/40169 . free .
  3. News: 31 December 1979. Award 1084507. Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2024.
  4. News: 26 January 1994. Award 873261. Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2024.
  5. News: 1 January 2001. Award 1118914. Australian Honours Search Facility. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 2024.
  6. Web site: 7 June 2024. 2024 Queensland Greats honoured on Queensland Day. The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory. 7 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Mr Getano Belford Lui - AM . Australian Honours . 28 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Mr Getano Belford Lui - Centenary Medal . Australian Honours . 28 August 2021.

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