John Pidgeon

Sir John Allan Stewart Pidgeon (15 July 1926 – 2 June 2016) was an Australian contractor and property developer.

Key construction projects undertaken by the company are: The Brisbane Club; Waterfront Place; the Brisbane Transit Centre; the Broadbeach Monorail; The Oasis Shopping Centre and Hotel; The Suncorp Metway Building; the Stradbroke and Macleay Towers – Dockside; Cathedral Square; 313 Adelaide Street; and the Bank of Queensland Building.

[citation needed] Pidgeon served the wider community as a committee member of the Queensland Cancer Fund, chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, and the Red Shield Appeal, as well as chairing the Queensland Master Builders Association, the Builders Registration Board, and subsequently founding chairman of the Building Services Authority.

[4] Pidgeon was the recipient of the Queensland University of Technology's Distinguished Constructor Award in 2002 and was inducted into the Construction Hall of Fame.

[5] In 2010, the Sir John Pidgeon Sports Complex was opened at the Anglican Church Grammar School, named in his honour.