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Our People

Our brand is built upon the true nature of our people who call Redlands Coast home.


At the heart of our home is our connectedness as naturally wonderful people.


We celebrate the local talent, passion and creativity of our people in our brand through  collaboration of work that brings the brand to life. 


Our people have a deep appreciation of nature and while they lead successful and accomplished lives, there is a part within them that craves a connection to the water. In our calm coastline and wild waves, they are reminded of what is real and what really matters, and the true nature of a naturally wonderful life. 
Help us celebrate the amazing talents of people from Redlands Coast.

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Uncle Bob Anderson

Dr Robert Anderson OAM is a well respected Ngugi Elder from Mulgumpin, Moreton Island in Quandamooka Country, south-east Queensland.


Known as Uncle Bob, he is well known for striving to protect the rights of workers through the union movement, being elected as a State Organiser for 14 years.


In addition, he has a long and distinguished history of community service for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. He was a member of the Queensland Council for Advancement for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders in the 1960s and since then has received many awards, including in 2001 when he became one of the inaugural Queensland Greats, Brisbane Citizen of the Year and received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).


Native Title for the Quandamooka Nation was recognised on the 4th July 2011 by the High Court of Australia. Uncle Bob has represented Quandamooka peoples as a Co-Applicant, Family Representative and Elder on the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation.


He is currently a member of the Griffith University Council.


Delvene Cockatoo - Collins

Renowned artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins, whose family belongs to Quandamooka Country and who designed the 2018 Commonwealth Games medals, contributed to the Redlands Coast logo design.


“As the artist selected to develop the Quandamooka branding, as part of Redlands Coast, I’m honoured to work with the team to present this identified palette and these symbols, which represent the colours, movements and landscapes of the Redlands. For the Redlands Coast branding, a collection of pigments and clays that I gathered from across Quandamooka Country formed the colour palette. The symbols depicting the unique landscapes and the movement across these are embedded in the overall branding of Redlands Coast. My own movement across the area, in gathering clays and pigments enabled the translation of this knowledge into the symbolism of this brand."


Kuya Howler

Kuya Howler is a singer and instrumentalist based on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island). With a background of Philippines, Fiji & Australia, Kuya uses these places and experiences to weave the music of his journey in life. His music style is ever evolving but his current project focuses on upbeat, inspirational music with reggae and rock influences. Kuya composed and wrote the Redlands Coast soundtrack – I’m drawn to this place.


"To be invited on board a project to promote and celebrate the beauty of Redlands Coast has been an absolute honour. It meant giving back to the place that has nurtured and nourished me in more ways than one. I look forward to seeing the growth and prosperity of this community and I am humbled and grateful to be able to express my love for my home through my art."


Paul Lewin

Paul is a passionate photographer based in Cleveland for the past seven years with previous experience in marketing and management.   In 2003 Paul and his young family chose to relocate to the Redlands from the U.K. The Redlands is described by Paul as simply the perfect place to live. The combination of clean air, the bay, its islands, lifestyle, the facilities and proximity to Brisbane were the deciding factors. 


“Combining my love for photography and videography with the capturing of the Redlands has been my ideal and perfect project.”


Gabriel Kazsab

Gabriel moved to the Redlands in 1993 with his family and attended Cleveland State High School. He went on to represent the Redlands for both soccer and tennis. His first job as a teenager was at the Cleveland Sunday markets on an arts and craft stall.


Gabriel attended Bayside TAFE and has been an advocate for the area ever since. He loves the beautiful landscape, shoreline, bay and islands and the natural, peaceful inspiration it brings. 


Gabriel started working as a videographer in 2006 and started his own business Studio 78. Gabriel works closely with Paul to create beautiful destination videos.


Paul and Gabriel developed the brand story video to help showcase the naturally wonderful Redlands Coast.


Angie Simms & Stuart Quinn

Award-winning Stradbroke Island photographers Angie Simms and Stuart Quinn have roamed the world with their cameras in hand.


Between them they’ve backpacked overland from the United Kingdom to Australia, camped in a ger in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia and in a leaky tent on the side of a cliff in Wales, gone shooting with Hells Angels and travelled platzkart class through Russia on the Trans Siberian Railway. They’ve even downed homemade corn wine and helped eat the dowry of six pigs at a wedding in the mountains of Vietnam.


They bought a cute little beach shack in Amity and settled on beautiful North Stradbroke Island to run their photography business Stradbroke Island Photography. Life is good on the Redlands Coast.


Angie and Stuart have captured the heart and soul of our local people and the beauty of our natural surrounds in their photography of Redlands Coast.


The Stars

Every person and business featured in the promotion of Redlands Coast either through video, photography, art, music and even those behind the scenes is a local. It is a showcase of the inspiring, creative and talented people among us.  We would like to thank the following locals who are full of the natural energy that help make us naturally wonderful;


Mark Abelinde                     Kate Adams                   Julie Ailan                           Anna Bamber 


Renae Barkla                      Katrina Beutel                 Tony Beutel                       Michael Bishop 


Sophie Bowden                  Philip Bowman                Mat Burns                          Ian Burrow


Janneale Byatt                   Richard Cahill                 Sam Cartwright                  Adam Chapman 


Barry Clegg                        Jane Conwell                  Nicholas Creevey              Deb Crompton 


Glen Crompton                  Darren Crowther             Donna Dall                        Jillian Dean


Mark Dibble                       Daniel Ditton                    Dominique Divito              Sarah Drysdale 


Helen Duggan                    Lucy Dyball                     Ethan Ewing                     Michelle Felton


Daniel Fitzgerald               Jennifer Fonti                   Matthew Fonti                   Joan Fowke


Sarah Frost                        Jessica Galbraith            Sheri Gompelman            Ayla Gray


Ashley Green                    Georgia Green                 Blair Habberjam               Wayne Hammond


Greg Harold                       Matt Haslet                      Fiona Hoban                   Jordan Holzworth


Justersen Jepsen             Jason Jenner                    Karen Johnstone            Rochelle Jonathan


Karly Judd                         Lance Judd                      Samuel Kean                  Lynn Knijnenburg


Malcom Lack                     Ashley Layther                 Alaina Laurens               Jasmin Laurens


Zachariah Laurens            Debbie Lawrence             Karen Lewin                   Thomas Lewin 


Erin Lutz                            Michael Lutz                    Adrian Lynch                   Carolyn MacDonald 


Robert MacDonald            Carys Martin                    Samual Matthews           Charissa Middleton 


Searne Merchant               Linda Meredith                Brian McCarthy               Jeremy McEvoy 


Virginia McEvoy                 Kelsey McKenzie             Brett Mocke                    Robert Moore


Alex Moorman                   Olivia Murray                    Greg Nankeruis              Belinda Norton


Natalie Oakland (Romeo and Grundy)                      Christie O'Connell           Ashley Palmer 


Daniel Parham                  Henry Parham                  Lisa Parham                   Ella Peters


Miriam Peters                    Gordon Perlic                  Samuel Pitcher               Jenny Phillips


Austin Prior                        Zaine Prior                      Jeremy Reid                   Leena Reynolds 


Karen Roberson                Viv Rylance                     Ash Scott                        Helen Shannon


Magnolia Sherwood          Karen Spencer                Graham Smith                Derrick Stuart 


Leslie Tapson                    Ben Tafolo                      Brandon Tafolo                Ciari Tafolo 


Suzie Tafolo                      David Thelander             Kim Thelander                 Chris Thirkettle


Jayla Thirkettle                  Ty Thirkettle                    Shirley Thompson           Tina Tooth


Prudence Upson                Mary Veitch                   Katja Viempe                    Danielle Walsh 


Charlie Walters                  Leesa Walters               Madeleine Walters            David Williams


Amanda White                  Michelle Worthington       Mitch Yates                      Leah Zaki  


Eleesa Zlatic 


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