Alec Fong Lim

Notably he was also the first Chinese Australian Lord Mayor and was awarded the Order of Australia in 1986 for services to the community and local government.

Both George and Lorna Fong Lim were born in Australia and the family spent Alec Fong Lim's early years in Katherine where his father was a tailor, ran a general store and owned a peanut farm.

During the war years the family was evacuated to Alice Springs and Alec Fong Lim attended Scotch College in Adelaide, South Australia.

Following the war the family moved back to Darwin to resume their businesses, which eventually included the Vic Hotel.

His daughter, Katrina Fong Lim, was elected Lord Mayor of the City of Darwin in 2012.