Arthur Gorrie

Arthur Dingwall Gorrie (19 May 1922 – 21 June 1992) was an Australian hobbyist.

He ran a small hobby shop in Woolloongabba and was involved with model aeronautical clubs including the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia and the Queensland Model Aeronautical Association from the early 1950s.

[2] In 1987, the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia inducted Gorrie into their Hall of Fame for his promotion of aeromodelling in Queensland for over thirty years.

[3][4] Gorrie died from a heart attack on 21 June 1992, his family accepted his OAM on his behalf.

His work with Toastmasters included helping with the rehabilitation of prisoners in the state's jails, his work in that area led to him being honored by having the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre at Wacol named after him when it was opened in late 1992.