Elizabeth May Perkins was born in Brisbane on 8 April 1933. She attended schooling at Clayfield College. She completed her Bachelor of Arts (1953), Master of Arts (Qual.) in English Literature and PhD (1983) with the University of Queensland. While working on her MA thesis she worked part-time at UQ as a tutor and research assistant. In 1970 she took up a lecturer's position at James Cook University and remained there until her retirement in 1996. During this time she was promoted to Senior Lecturer (1978) then Associate Professor (1985); she was one of the first women at the university to reach that rank. Elizabeth was involved with several North Queensland Theatre groups including the Townsville Little Theatre, the Tropic Line Theatre, and she was a member of the New Moon Theatre board. Elizabeth supported the drama, art, music and literature of North Queensland and was regarded as a significant contributor to the Townsville cultural scene. She became the founding member of many arts bodies. In 2002 she was awarded the Order of Australia for her services to the Arts. She died in Townsville on 17 February 2004.

Bruce David Goodsir was born on 16 October 1943. He graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Queensland in 1967. As a student, Goodsir worked for James Birrell while Birrell was the University Architect at The University of Queensland in 1966 and joined his private practice in 1967. While at Birrell’s office, he worked on the Hartley Teakle building on the University of Queensland St. Lucia campus (opened in 1967). In 1968, Goodsir travelled to Europe. He returned to Brisbane in 1974 and became a director in his father’s office, Goodsir Baker & Wilde. As director, he was responsible for the design of the Shaw Residence (Goondiwindi, opened in 1976), the Gympie Civic Centre (Gympie, opened in 1977) and Bethany Home for the Aged (Rockhampton, opened in 1978). He formed his own practice in 1980 and completed a number of residential commissions. In 1982 Goodsir moved his practice to Launceston, Tasmania and also lectured at the Tasmanian State Institute of Technology from 1982-1985 and 1990-1999. In conjunction to teaching, his practice was involved in the design and production of timber furniture.

Thomas William Shapcott was born in Ipswich, Queensland, on 21 March 1935, to Harold Sutton Shapcott and Dorothy Mary Gillespie. He attended the Ipswich Grammar School with his twin brother, John Arthur (Jack). Shapcott left school at fifteen to work in his father's accountancy business. In 1954 Shapcott began to write poetry seriously for the first time. His first published poem appeared in the Sydney Bulletin in 1956. His first collection of poems, Time on fire won the Grace Leven Poetry Prize for 1961. That same year he completed an accountancy degree at the University of Queensland, then completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1967. In 1971, Shapcott was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to visit America, a trip which led to the autobiographical poems in Shabbytown calendar (1975). He established an accountancy firm in 1972, having gained previous accountancy experience working with his father's accountancy firm. In 1973, he was appointed to the Literature Board of the Australia Council and served as its Director from 1983 to 1990. He served as the Executive Director of the National Book Council from 1991 to 1997, when he became the inaugural Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Adelaide, retiring from the position in 2005. As well as his many volumes of poetry, Shapcott has written many novels, short stories, libretti, plays and reviews. He has received numerous awards for his contribution to Australian literature, including the Canada-Australia Literary Award in 1978, the Yugoslavia Struga International Poetry Festival Golden Wreath Award in 1989, the FAW Christopher Brennan Award in 1995, the New South Wales Premier’s Special Literary Award in 1996, and the Patrick White Award in 2000. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. He has received honorary Doctorates from Macquarie University (1989) and the University of Queensland (2009).

Margriet Rolanda Bonnin. Born on 25 January 1949. Daughter of Nancy Bonnin (1922-2017). Earned a PhD at the University of Queensland in 1980 for her thesis, A study of Australian descriptive and travel writing, 1929-1945. In 1978, was appointed Director of Griffith University's Queensland Film and Drama Centre, which later became Griffith Artworks.

Eric Fried, born on 14 July 1943, arrived in Australia with his family in 1956. He attended Brisbane State High then the University of Queensland, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours in 1981. His Honours thesis was titled, Russians in Queensland, 1886-1925. He became a member of the University of Queensland Russian Department, tutoring for several years before embarking on a decade-long business career in Russia. Eventually he returned to Australia and retired to Mount Isa, Queensland.

Fiona Scotney (née Bell) is an education professional. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland (2005), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching (Secondary) (2006) and a Master of Arts (English Studies) (2009) from the University of Southern Queensland. Scotney returned to the University of Queensland to complete her PhD in 2014 with a thesis titled, The new Australian poets: networks and the Generation of 68. She has worked as a secondary teacher and a university tutor, and between 2022 to 2025, she was the Director of the Tuckwell Scholarship Program at the Australian National University (ANU).

Robert John Riddel was born on 21 March 1945. He began his architectural studies in Brisbane in 1964 at the Central Technical College (now Queensland University of Technology) while working at Conrad and Gargett. After gaining experience with several diverse Australian architects and firms, he moved to London in 1970 to study at the Royal College of Art, where he explored innovative design concepts such as compact living and flat-pack furniture. He later completed further studies at the Architectural Association and worked with various UK practices before returning to Australia in the late 1970s, where he developed an interest in heritage architecture.

In 1982, Riddel founded Riddel Architecture, a Brisbane-based practice specialising in the adaptive reuse and conservation of culturally significant buildings. Notable projects include work on the Spring Hill Baths, Brisbane and Rockhampton Customs Houses, and Glengallan Homestead. He earned a PhD from the University of Queensland in 2008 for his thesis titled, RS (Robin) Dods 1868-1920 : the life and work of a significant Australian architect. Riddel's firm later merged with Conrad Gargett, where he became a principal and led key conservation efforts, including for Parliament House and the Queensland Cultural Centre. Riddel retired in 2018 and resides in Europe.

Civil and military engineer William James Reinhold was born on 6 November 1889 in Brisbane. After graduating from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) in 1916, he was selected with nine other Australian engineering graduates to serve with the Royal Engineers in World War One. After the war he returned to Queensland, serving simultaneously as Northern Engineer of the Public Estate Improvement Branch of the Department of Public Lands from July 1919 and the first Supervising Engineer for the Main Roads Board in North Queensland. In 1923, Reinhold commenced practice as a consulting engineer, his work closely linked with the Main Roads Board and many local authorities. In 1943 he directed construction of the 110km Bulldog-Wau Road over the Owen Stanley Range, described by the late General Sir Thomas Blamey as one of the greatest feats in army engineering history. Built between January and August 1943 under extremely difficult conditions, this road construction was described in detail by Reinhold in the John Thomson Lecture for 1945. Colonel Reinhold was awarded a military OBE for his work in New Guinea. After being invalided out of the army in 1944, Reinhold returned to private practice where, in the post-war years, the backlog in water supply and sewerage schemes in country towns and the demand for improved roads ensured a continual supply of work. Reinhold died in 1966.

Peter Robertson Gargett was born on 10 October 1932 in Brisbane. His father was the prominent architect Thomas Brenan (Bren) Femister Gargett. After graduating with a degree in architecture from the University of Queensland, Peter joined his father's firm—then known as AH Conrad & TBF Gargett—in 1957. Influenced by his father and guided early in his career by Lou Hailey, Peter made significant contributions to Queensland's architectural landscape. His work included key projects such as the Commonwealth Bank Building at King George Square, the SGIO Building (now Suncorp Plaza), and the conservation of Parliament House. Following his father's death in 1975, Peter helped lead the firm alongside Bill Conrad and others, eventually becoming chairman and managing director. He served as national president of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects from 1996 to 1997 and was made a Life Fellow in recognition of his contributions to the profession. Peter retired in 1998 and died on 19 May 2014. He was married to Christine (Chris) Jennings from 1965.

William (Bill) Arnold Henry Conrad was born on 13 April 1930 in New Farm, Brisbane. His father, prominent architect Arnold Henry Conrad (1887-1979), designed the Hamilton home in which Bill grew up. Bill trained as a pilot and earned his RAAF 'Wings' in 1952 while serving with No. 23 Squadron of the Citizen Air Force. After completing an architecture degree at the University of Queensland, he joined his father's firm—then known as AH Conrad & TBF Gargett—in 1956. His father's business partner was Thomas Brenan Femister Gargett. Bill became a director in 1965. Following the retirement of his father and the death of Brenan Gargett in the mid-1970s, Bill and Peter Gargett assumed leadership of the firm. Under Bill's direction, the practice helped shape Brisbane's skyline through a range of commercial high-rise projects from the 1960s to 1980s. A key focus of his work was hospital design. Major health projects carried out during his tenure included Royal Brisbane Hospital Block 7 and Gold Coast Hospital Tower Block projects during the 1970s. Bill retired from practice in 1994. He was married to Janet Conrad (1937-2021), who worked alongside him at Conrad Gargett as a landscape architect for many years. Bill died on 11 July 2024.