- Maria Bohmer
- Chairwoman of UNESCO World Heritage Committee
- Jon Brodie
- Senior Scientist at James Cook University, Australia
- Tony Brown
- President of Whitsunday Charter Boat Industry Association
- Jon Day
- former Director of the GBR Marine Park Authority
- Allen Dobrovolsky
- Environmental Scientist
- Kenny Dodds
- Birri Elder, Urannah
- Tony Fontes
- Environmentalist
- Jarmbi Gidabul
- Ngarakwal Culture Keeper
- Terry Hughes
- Professor of Marine Biology at James Cook University, Australia
- Bob McCosker
- Director of Quoin Island Turtle Rehabilitation Centre
- Paul McLaughlin
- Chairman of Bowen Tourism Organisation
- Cherry Muddle
- Member of Australian Marine Conservation Society
- Iris Ray Nunn
- Environmental activist
- Ken O'Dowd
- Member of Parliament, Gladstone
- Craig Tomsett
- Member of Central Queensland Greens, Bundaberg Region
- Liam Wagner
- Lecturer in Economics, Griffith University
