Getano Belford Lui Jnr , is a

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n community leader.

Career

Lui is Councillor on the

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(TSIRC) (State) and Deputy Chair and Member for Iama ( Yam Island), and also on the Board of the

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(TRSA) where he served as inaugural chair. Lui has also been Chair of the Yam Island Community Council, Islanders Board of Industry and Service and Island Coordination Council. In 1993, Lui delivered one of the annual series of

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called "Voices of the Land".

Recognition

As part of the

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, Lui was appointed as a

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(MBE). Lui was subsequently made a

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in the

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in recognition of his service to the Torres Strait community. In 2001, Lui was awarded the

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for distinguished service through his work on the Yam Island Council. Lui was named as a Queensland Great in 2024.

Personal

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

Honours and awards

* 1994 Member of the Order of Australia for ''service to the Torres Strait Islander Community''. * 2001 Centenary Medal for ''distinguished service through the Yam Island Council''

References

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