Getano Belford Lui Jnr AM, is a Torres Strait Islander Australian community leader.[1]
Getano Lui Jnr | |
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| Occupation | community leader |
Career edit
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]
Personal edit
The son of Getano Lui Snr, Lui resides on Yam Island.[1]
Honours and awards edit
- 1994 Member of the Order of Australia for service to the Torres Strait Islander Community.[3]
- 2001 Centenary Medal for distinguished service through the Yam Island Council[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Cr Getano Lui Jr AM". Indigenous Voice. Australian Government. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Sanders, Will (2000). "Torres Strait governance structures and the Centenary of Australian Federation: A missed opportunity?". Australian Journal of Public Administration. 59 (3). Semantic Scholar: 22–33. doi:10.1111/1467-8500.00164. hdl:1885/40169. S2CID 153681004.
- ^ "Mr Getano Belford Lui - AM". Australian Honours. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Mr Getano Belford Lui - Centenary Medal". Australian Honours. Retrieved 28 August 2021.