MEDIA STATEMENT: Queensland Day 2025: Queensland's best of the best revealed

QUEENSLAND DAY 2025
Queensland’s best of the best revealed 

• 15 All the Bests named to mark Queensland’s 166th birthday.
• 5 Local Legends recognised for enriching our communities. 
• Queensland Greats honoured for exceptional and impactful work.  

Queenslanders have spoken and the results are in for our favourite places to eat, drink and visit, as revealed by Premier Crisafulli as part of the 2025 Queensland Day celebrations.   

The Crisafulli Government’s All the Best program invited Queenslanders to give a shoutout for local businesses, attractions, places to visit, food, and drink, with more than 61,000 votes registered across 15 categories.  

The All the Best winners are: 

• Fish and chips – Bird’s Fish Bar (Bowen)
• Meat pie – Blackbutt Bakery (Blackbutt)
• Parmi – Botany (Newstead)
• Bahn Mi – My Street Food (Woolloongabba)
• Ice cream – Rad Rolled Ice Cream (Hervey Bay)
• Burger – Mr Jeebus (Tingalpa)
• Beer – Qld Pale Ale by Archer Brewing Company (Wilston)
• Pub – Slipstream Brewery Co (Yeerongpilly) 
• Café – Dorney’s Cake Shop (Chinchilla)
• Coffee – The Coffee Commune (Bowen Hills)
• Event – India Fest (Townsville)
• Big thing – Big Mango (Bowen)
• Beach – Coolum Beach (Sunshine Coast)
• Landmark – The Story Bridge (Brisbane)
• Natural attraction – Great Barrier Reef 

In a new Queensland Day tradition, five Queenslanders have been recognised as Local Legends, demonstrating the spirit, values, and pride of Queensland through volunteering, community involvement, or acts of kindness.  

The celebrations continue into the evening at the Dolphins v Dragons showdown at Suncorp Stadium and landmarks around Queensland lit maroon, including Neville Bonner Bridge in Brisbane, the Bundaberg Barrel, and Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville.  

The Queensland Day program also includes the Queensland Greats Awards, which were held overnight honouring exceptional individuals and institutions contributing significantly to the State’s history and development.  

Premier David Crisafulli said Queensland Day was a time of celebration.  

“Queensland Day is a day to honour our State and to celebrate who we are as Queenslanders and all the things that make it such a great place to live,” Premier Crisafulli said. 

“It’s an opportunity to recognise the people who do so much for our communities and celebrate everything that makes our State the best place to call home. 

“Whether it’s going to an event, watching the footy, snapping a selfie at a local landmark, or enjoying a drink or meal at your local, I encourage Queenslanders to be part of the Queensland Day festivities.” 

To find out more about Queensland Day events and initiatives visit qld.gov.au/queenslandday. 

ENDS 

All the Best