Awards honour local heroes on Australia Day
Mr Perrett said Moorooka's Lianne and Glen Woodcroft received the Sir James Killen Award for Outstanding Community Service.
"Lianne and Glen are the kind of people you want living in your neighbourhood," Mr Perrett said.
"They've lived in Moorooka for more than 50 years and together help and support those less fortunate.
"Through St Vincent de Paul they regularly distribute food parcels and vouchers and also repair and donate bikes to needy children.
"I was honoured once again to have Lady (Benise) Killen present the Award in honour of her late husband and former Liberal Member for Moreton Sir James Killen."
Mr Perrett said the awards were a great way to recognise the hard work and dedication of people on the southside.
"You could bet that all these people do what they do not for reward but to make our community a better place to live," he said.
"Australia Day is an important time of the year and an appropriate time to recognise great Australians like Lianne and Glen Woodcroft."
The Local Members Australia Day Awards winners are:- Robin Blackson, Yeronga OP Shop
- Sacha Pace, Life Church, Salisbury
- Senayt Mebrahtu, Abyssinian Dance Group
- Roy Rickuss, Holland Park 3 Neighbourhood Watch
- Kerry Cody, Yeronga District Residents Association
- Graham Ross, Stephens RSL Sub Branch and Greenslopes Private Hospital
- Mary Albury, disability advocate, Moorooka
- Brian McCarthy, Coopers Plains Neighbourhood Watch
- Tracey Everett, Upper Mount Gravatt Neighbourhood Watch No. 10
- Annette Forrest, Montrose Access
- Robert Wilshire, Sherwood AFL club
- Beryl Smith, Sunnybank Private Hospital
- Lianne and Glen Woodcroft, St Vincent de Paul
- Anthony Clifford, Clifton Hill Scout Group
- Peter Hume, Clifton Hill Scout Group
- Aileen Kelly, St Sebastian's Parish, Yeronga
- Christine Liu, Taiwan Women's League of Queensland
- Even Chang, Buddha's Light International Association of Queensland
- Beverley Drysdale, Calamvale Lions Club
- Cheryl Riding, Runcorn State School Amateur Swimming Club
- Diane George, Waltzing Matilda Disability Bowling League
- Dorothy Rowell, Sunnybank Red Cross
- Edmond Lau, Lions Club of Brisbane Chinese
- Jan Kennedy, Tennyson Resident's Association
- Katie Rowley, Stretton State College
- Kushla Sahai, Indian Senior Citizen Association
- Lola Brewer, Sherwood/Indooroopilly RSL Sub Branch
- Lewis Lee, Lions Club of Brisbane Chinese
- Xue Li, Queensland Chinese Forum
- Mary Pahl, Sunnybank Private Hospital
- Peter Huang, Yong Foundation
- David Yohan, support for refugees, Runcorn
- Mikaela Shorter, Romanian children's hospital
- Betty Milosevic, community volunteer
