Petero Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin...
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Vaughan Bullivant
The colourful businessman, Vaughan Bullivant always loves a challenge. Discovering the sport of water skiing in the 1960's, he became a...
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- 3 days ago
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Shane Nicholson
The internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter hails from Redcliffe, where he attended Clontarf Beach State High School. During his...
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- Mar 13
- 7 min
John Oxley
John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British...
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- Mar 12
- 2 min
Trevor Barsby
A keen cricketer from a young age, Trevor Barsby was born in 1964 and attended Humpybong State School. He commenced his cricketing career...
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- Mar 10
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Rod Frawley
Born in Clontarf in 1952, Rod Frawley is the older brother of tennis player John Frawley. Rod made the doubles quarter finals of the...
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- Mar 10
- 1 min
John Frawley
John Frawley was born in Redcliffe in 1965. The younger brother of Rod Frawley, John showed his mettle as a junior by reaching the final...
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- Mar 9
- 4 min
Arthur Artie Beetson
Arthur Beetson is a rugby league immortal and legend who both played and coached for the Redcliffe Dolphins. Arthur was born in Roma,...
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- Mar 9
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Richard Lancaster
After completing a successful retailing, journalistic and management consultancy career in Brisbane from 1967 to 1990, during which he...
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- Mar 8
- 3 min
William McInnes
William McInnes was born in Redcliffe in 1963 and is nationally respected as an actor, writer and columnist. He attended Humpybong State...
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- Mar 8
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Serge Testa
Serge Testa is an Australian yachtsman who holds the world record for the circumnavigation in the smallest boat. Serge Testa was born in...
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- Mar 6
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Thomas Pamphlett (aka James Groom)
James Groom (who is generally remembered as Thomas Pamphlett) was born in England in 1788. At age 12 years he became an apprentice in the...
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- Mar 5
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Thomas Pamphlett, Richard Parsons and John Finnegan
The three men are attributed as being the first Europeans to live in the Moreton Bay region. Thomas Pamphlett (Also known as James Groom)...
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- Mar 3
- 8 min
Matthew Flinders
Lieutenant Matthew Flinders was the first English explorer to set foot on the Redcliffe Peninsula. Flinders was born in the English town...
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- Mar 1
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Robert Biancucci,
Paralympic Gold medallist, Robert Biancucci, was born in 1958 and first competed in a half marathon 1986, and a full marathon in 1987. A...
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- Mar 1
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Duane Hart
Duane Hart was born in Hawera, Taranaki New Zealand, and after leaving school at 15yrs he gained a trade as an engineering draughtsman....
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- Feb 27
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Arthur and Mary Comino
Athanasi (Arthur) Stavrou Comino, born on the Greek island of Kythera in 1880. His brother John S. Comino moved to Australia in 1901, and...
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- Feb 27
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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
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Rhonda Thorne-Clayton (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 25
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Des Webb
Des Webb was born in 1937, and spent most of his adult life dedicated to the Redcliffe Leagues Club, both on and off the field of play....
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