ARTHUR BEETSON FOUNDATION

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 Arthur Beetson was a great Australian; one of the greatest. In his lifetime Arthur was a leader and a larrikin. He was revered by a nation as the greatest rugby league forward of all time and its first Indigenous Australian captain of a national sporting team. Arthur loved Queensland and in turn Queensland loved him. There would be no State of Origin but for Arthur. 

 On his passing so that Arthur’s remarkable legacy lives on the Arthur Beeston Foundation was set up to help close that gap by engaging the community to empower Indigenous Australians to better outcomes in health, education, sport, employment and business development. The Arthur Beetson Foundation now honours Indigenous Australians who help Arthur’s legacy live on by themselves making an outstanding contribution to Queensland Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people through Rugby League by presenting them with the Arthur Beetson Medal.