Meet the 2025 Queensland Memory Awards fellows’

Each year, the State Library of Queensland awards fellowships to support research into the John Oxley Library’s collections, uncovering new insights into Queensland’s history.

In this video, meet the 2025 recipients and discover the exciting Queensland history projects they are set to undertake.

John Oxley Library Fellowship - Dr Zhila Gholami - Voices of Diversity: Collecting and Preserving the Refugee Experience in Queensland

John Oxley Library Honorary Fellowship - Dr Indigo Willing - QLD Skate of Mind: Subcultural Game Changers to Olympian ‘Roll’ Models

Monica Clare Research Fellowship - Ms Nerelle Nicol - 'Lugger Bort' an ambitious social history research, dedicated to the working life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the pearling, Bech-de-Mer and trochus industries, in northern Queensland.

Rainbow Research Fellowship - Dr Marion Stell & Professor Celmara Pocock - Queering the Lens: Cross-Dressing in Family Photograph Albums

Queensland Heritage Register Fellowship - Dr Kate Kirby - Patterns of Queensland’s sport and recreation heritage: enhancing community access to sport history knowledge via the Queensland Heritage Register

Royal Queensland (EKKA) Fellowship - Mrs Bronwyn Bridgewater - Historic EKKA Symbiotic Relationship between Country, Town and Travelling Show Community

Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellowship - Dr Joanne Dolley - Businesswomen of Queensland: The histories and successes of Queensland Businesswomen pre-1970

Digital Collections Catalyst - Mrs Anna Rowe - Wallflowers: reimagining historical interiors

Letty Katts Fellowship - Dr Carl Anacin - Migration, Musical Practices and Belonging among Filipino Migrants in Queensland: Festivals, Music Industry Participation and Everyday Lives

For more information about the Queensland Memory Awards, visit www.slq.qld.gov.au/qma