Sir Frank Thomas Moore AO (born 29 November 1930) is an Australian businessman noted for his long-term promotion of the Australian tourism industry, particularly in

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Biography

Moore was born in Queensland in 1930"Sir Frank's Big Surprise", City Beat, ''Courier-Mail'', 1 December 2010
Retrieved 25 June 2017 to Francis Edward Moore and Beatrice Moore, nee Leonard (his mother turned 100 in 2011). He first had a career in property valuation and radio broadcasting. In 1978 he was appointed to head the

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inquiry that led to the establishment of the Queensland Tourist and Travel Corporation (now

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). He was chair of the Corporation 1978-90,University of Queensland, Citation
Retrieved 25 June 2017 during which time he spearheaded the creation of international airports in

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and

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. He was chair of the Australian Tourism Industry Association 1984-96, and also chair of the Australian Tourism Research Institute. He was instrumental in creating the team and the application for Queensland's successful nomination to host

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. Moore oversaw the development of the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism and was chair of the Centre 1997-2007. He has also served as chair of the Federal Government's Tourism Forecasting Council, Nature Resorts Limited, Advent Tourism Fund Management Ltd and Great Southern Railway. He was a founding director of Jupiters Limited, a Director of

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Corporation and a member of the

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Honours

Moore was

knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...

ed in 1983 for services to tourism. He was appointed an

Officer of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gove ...

(AO) in 1991. He was awarded the

Centenary Medal The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or go ...

in 2001.It's an Honour: Centenary Medal
Retriever 25 June 2017 In 2008 the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

awarded him an honorary doctorate.

References

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