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.
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 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 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 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.
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.
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
