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Linda Mackenzie OAM.
Olympic Gold medallist Linda Mackenzie was born in Mackay in 1983, starting her swim career as a six-year-old under the guidance of...

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Feb 27, 20232 min read
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Rhonda Thorne-Clayton AM (nee Shapland)
Rhonda Shapland was born in Toowoomba, Rhonda's family moved and she grew up in Redcliffe attending Soubirous College (1970 - 1972) and...

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Feb 27, 20232 min read
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Craig Feuerriegel
At the age of five, Craig Feuerriegel moved to Redcliffe with his family and started his educationat Clontarf Beach State School....

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Feb 22, 20232 min read
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Mavis Filmer
Mavis Filmer arrived on the Peninsula in 1937 as the 16 year old daughter of a police sergeant who was transferred to Redcliffe. She met...

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Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Karin Van Wirdum
Born in 1971, Karin Van Wirdum joined the Redcliffe Leagues Swimming Club as a youngster and subsequently as a freestyle swimmer,...

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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Myrtle Troyahn (nee Burgess)
Myrtle Alice Burgess was born on 17th January 1913, into one of Redcliffe's early pioneering families. She was plagued by illness early...

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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Martin Kent
Martin Kent was a stylish right handed batsman who played cricket for the Sandgate Redcliffe Club. In the 1974/75 season Martin Kent...

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Feb 20, 20231 min read
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Gabi Mika McNaughton
Gabi attended Sydney's Fashion and Textile Design National Art School, gaining valuable insights into creative art that she would...

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Feb 20, 20231 min read
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Kim Wilkins
Kim Wilkins is an Australian writer of popular fiction based in Brisbane, Queensland. She was born in London and grew up in Redcliffe in...

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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Jodie Bowering
Born in 1982 in Redcliffe, Jodie's mother got her involved with teeball as an eventual gateway to softball as a six-year-old. At the...

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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Bill Hoogwaerts
As a small boy, born in Holland in 1938, Bill Hoogwaerts witnessed at first hand the devastation caused by the Nazi's in World War 2. At...

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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Santo Perna
For over 30 years Santo Perna volunteered at Redcliffe Little Athletics officiating, sporting and marking the track lines to ensure the...

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Feb 20, 20231 min read
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Graham Reid
Born in 1964 ,Graham grew up in Redcliffe, and was a junior at Redcliffe Leagues Hockey Club . He won the Brisbane Hockey Association ...

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Feb 20, 20233 min read
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Captain Kerry Lopez
Kerry Lopez has successfully combined the roles of businesswoman and environmentalist by focusing on her love of whales and Moreton Bay's...

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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Tarnee White OAM
Olympic Gold medallist, Tarnee White was born in Redcliffe in 1981 and attended Southern Cross Catholic College. From an early age she...

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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Marle Juster OAM.
As a young boy, Marle Juster moved with his family from Brisbane to Margate in 1935, attending Humpybong School. There was little more...

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Feb 20, 20233 min read
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Lorraine Fisher BEM.
Lorraine Fisher followed her parents footsteps by dedicating her adult life to volunteering in many of Redcliffe's charitable and...

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Feb 20, 20231 min read
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Leanne Francis
1972 Olympic Games swimmer Leanne Francis , grew up in Redcliffe, attending Soubirous Brigidine College (School Captain 1972) and was...

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Feb 20, 20232 min read
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