GC 30 Icons

Thank you for voting for your favourite Gold Coast Icon!

As voted by you, the list of 60 Gold Coast Icons have been short listed down to 30. Your 30 Icons are now in the process of having their portrait painted by 70 artists from the Royal Queensland Arts Society and are scheduled to be finished by mid-July.

We welcome you to come along to Pacific Fair in the month of August when you can view the paintings at Centre Court, lower level Arcade.

The 30 Icons are:

Icon Name	Acheivement
Sean Scott	Photographer of GC landscapes
Perry Cross	Motivational Speaker, Perry X Foundation
Hayley Bateup	Ironwoman/ 'Gladiator'
Ruth Gurner	GC City Choir conductor since 1995
Bruce Lynton	Car Dealership Owner
Eva Milic	Channel 9 Gold Coast News Presenter
Peter Morrison	Morison Media - lifestyle magazine publisher
Emma Snowsill	Olympic Triathlete - world champion
Dale Woodward	Stalwart of the QLD Theatre of Puppetry (founded 1971) in Southport
Karen Neilsen	Award winning Brothers Neilsen Designer
Alex Griffiths (deceased)	Currumbin Bird Sanctuary founder
Mick Veivers	Rugby League rep for NSW QLD and Australia
Arthur Coghlan	Escape Artist, founder of Magic Castle in Miami
Judith Ferber	Community worker / organiser major GC events
Wally Morris	Water Skiing pioneer
Billy Cross	Night club entreprenuer
Peter Doggett	Tourism, International Relationship Mgr WVTP
Richard Fowler	Gold FM presenter for 13 years
Mark Occhilupo	Surf Champion with a career spanning more than 20 years
Stephanie Gilmore	Surfing - Current Female World Champion
Keith Williams	Developer
Pauline Davies	Director & driving force behind Golden Girls (mature ladies troupe which entertains at nursing homes)
Karla Gilbert	10 time World Ironwomen Champion
Paula Stafford	Designer behind the then controversial bikini
Pearl Goldman	Norman Lindsay Model and Actress
Peter Abraham	Artist/Teacher - Veteran member of RQAS
Anna Bligh	MP, Premier QLD
Professor Roy Webb	AO Former Griffith Uni Vice Chancellor (1985 - 2002) took the uni from 400 students to 26,000
Fiona Munroe	Artistic director of GC Dancers Company
Warren Young	Gold Coast Chief Lifeguard