Award for Mullenjaiwakka

16/06/2016

Lloyd McDermott (Mullenjaiwakka), has been named as a "Queensland Great" by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. The awards were announced on Sunday, 12 June 2016 as part of Queensland Week celebrations.

Mullenjaiwakka was Australia’s first Indigenous athlete to play for the Wallabies. He was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1972, becoming Australia’s first Indigenous barrister. Throughout his career, Lloyd has devoted his time and energy to promoting opportunities for young Indigenous men and women, as founder of the Lloyd McDermott Rugby Trust. He also established the Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team, in association with the Australian Rugby Union, to introduce the game to young Indigenous men and women across Australia and foster their personal development.