Peter Low OAM 羅德文
Community Organisation Positions 社區組織職位
Honorary President Queensland Chinese Forum Inc.
Honorary President of Australian Queensland Fujian Association Inc
Committee of the Chinese Museum of Qld Inc.
Past President of:
Qld Chinese Forum Inc
Chinese Museum of Qld Inc.
Cathay Community Assoc. Inc (was Cathay Club Ltd)
Valley Business Assoc. Inc.
Past Member of:
Qld Multicultural Council
Qld China Council
Brisbane City Council Fortitude Valley Advisory Committee
Cross Cultural Qld Police Committee
Peter was awarded the “Medal of Australia” (OAM) on 26 January 2002 for service to the Chinese community of Queensland and to the business community of Fortitude Valley as a leader of Chinese community groups, a contributor to local health, safety and welfare organisations, and an instigator of multicultural events in the area.
Peter was awarded the “Centenary Medal of Australia” on 1 January 2001 for distinguished service to the Chinese Community.
Peter於2002年1月26日被授予「澳大利亞勳位勳章」（OAM），以表彰他作為華人社團領袖，對當地健康、治安和福利組織的貢獻，多元文化活動的推動，及為昆士蘭州華人社區和Fortitude Valley商業社區提供的服務。他於2001年1月1日被授予「澳大利亞百年勳章」 (Centenary Medal of Australia) ，以表彰他對華人社區的傑出貢獻。
Peter was born in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, attended the Catholic mission Primary school there and was a high school student at Downlands College in Toowoomba. He worked in Rabaul before starting his own retail/wholesale business in Buin, Bougainville, PNG. In 1974, he moved his family to Brisbane, and over the next four years, commuting several times annually to visit them, before he himself moved permanently to Brisbane in 1978. In 1980, Peter joined the Macgregor Lions Club until 1986, and served as the area coordinator for the Queensland Cancer Fund in 1985. In 1996, Peter, as President of the Queensland Chinese Forum (QCF), and with the assistance of the members, was instrumental in assisting the Sunnybank Lions Club form the Lions Club of Brisbane Chinese.
The catalyst for Peter’s commitment to the betterment of Queensland's Chinese community was when as members of the Cathay Club, in 1985 Peter and his wife, Anna, toured China. Back in Brisbane, he joined the Cathay Club's welfare arm, becoming the Welfare Director in March 1986, Vice-President in 1987, and then President in 1988 until 1997. Through this voluntary work Peter, as President of the Cathay Club, was instrumental in establishing English language classes for newly arrived migrants with the help of Father Albert Chan; and Cantonese and Mandarin classes with the help of Ms Yvonne Tam, for the children of Chinese migrants to ensure the maintenance of their cultural heritage. In 1989, Peter with the help of Mr Peter Chow, established the HACC (Home and Community Care) service for frail and ‘at-risk’ Australian Chinese in Brisbane, resulting in several other Chinese Organisations now receiving Federal funding under the HACC and Aged Care schemes. Peter also participated in the establishment of a Chinese Women's Health Program to ensure healthy living and exercise becoming part of a community agenda.
In 1994, Peter became the Founding President of the Queensland Chinese Forum (QCF). In response to the 1996 rise of misinformation and divisive policies of the One Nation Party, he acted with the then QCF President Bill Qui, Jeannie Mok (ACARD), Michael Choi (AMAR) and Indigenous elders, Uncle Robert Anderson OAM and Uncle Mr Bill Lowe, to raise political support for community forums and to rally against One Nation through a show of multicultural solidarity.
During the 1990s, Peter volunteered his services to the Brisbane City Council to reverse the decline of Fortitude Valley and the ethnic community's hub, Chinatown. In 1991, Peter was one of the three Foundation Directors of the Valley Business Association, established to promote and market Chinatown and the Brunswick Street Mall. He remained in this position until 2001. In 1994, Peter became heavily involved in the major refurbishment of Chinatown, after all the original Chinese-style rotunda roofs had suffered severe damage. Designers and builders from Qingdao China were contracted to rebuild the rotundas, with work completed in 1996.
Peter worked with Inspector Paul Wilson, then the Police Inspector in the Fortitude Valley, to establish a safe area for the community, which led to the development of practical measures of better street lighting and a police office in Brunswick Street Mall. By the time Peter resigned from Brisbane Marketing in 2001, businesses were once again returning to the Valley, and the precinct was on its way to enjoying its economic success and lifestyle popularity. Peter was the Queensland Premier's voluntary representative on the Brisbane City Council Advisory Board for Chinatown and Brunswick Street Malls, as well as a Member of the Queensland China Council in the Premier's Department.
As an Executive member of the Queensland Chinese Forum, Peter was also a driving force behind the realisation of Dr Kee Cheung's vision of establishing a Queensland Chinese museum, with the assistance of the then Councillor David Hinchliffe. The conception of a current virtual museum and a future physical museum aims to warrant the significant contribution of Queensland's Chinese community is acknowledged and made available to the general public.
Proposed by Mr Ralph Seeto and Mr Joseph Chan, Peter was again active in raising awareness of the more than 500 Australian Chinese who served in the wartime service for the nation. Peter, supported by QCF President Dr Kee Cheung successfully lobbied for the Commonwealth, State and Local Government funding to cast the Commemorative Bell, which was unveiled in Brisbane's Chinatown Mall in March 2007 by the then Councillor Campbell Newman, the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.
Led by Peter, Queensland Chinese Forum has contributed to the establishment of several associations including the Chinese Community Crime Prevention Consultative Committee in 2007 with the help of Inspector John Fox. This was originally a partnership between the Queensland Police Service and QCF, (which changed later to the Queensland Chinese Community); and the Chinese Victims of Crime Support Group. Peter has been instrumental in the creation of other community associations, including the Australian Queensland Fujian Association, while mentoring and encouraging the emergence of younger Chinese leaders.
Today, Peter Low OAM is acknowledged as the leading Chinese leader in Brisbane, whose influence in the large Chinese community and other multicultural networks, facilitates close and productive relationships with the government (local, state and Federal) and society at large.
Peter出生於巴布亞新畿內亞的拉包爾，就讀於那裡的天主教傳教小學，並前往Toowoomba的Downlands College上中學。在巴布亞新畿內亞Buin, Bougainville開始自己的零售/批發業務之前，他曾在拉包爾工作。1974年，他將家人移到布里斯班。在接下來的四年裡，Peter每年探訪他們數次，直到1978年他永久搬到布里斯班。1980年至1986 年，Peter 加入Macgregor獅子會年，並於 1985 年擔任昆士蘭癌症基金會的區域協調員。1996年，Peter作為昆士蘭華人論壇（QCF）的主席，在成員的協助下，協助Sunnybank獅子會成立布里斯班華人獅子會。
1985年，Peter和他的妻子Anna加入了國泰會，參加了中國之旅，這成為他致力於改善昆士蘭州華人社區的催化劑。回到布里斯班後，他加入了國泰會的福利部，於1986年3月成為福利總監，隨後於1987年成為副會長，並於1988年擔任會長，直到1997年。作為國泰會會長，Peter在Albert Chan神父的幫助下，為新來的移民開設了英語課程，並在Yvonne Tam女士的幫助下為中國移民的子女開設了粵語和普通話課程，以確保他們的文化傳統得到維護。1989年，Peter在Peter Chow先生的幫助下，在布里斯班為體弱和處境危險的澳大利亞華人建立了HACC（家庭及社區護理）服務，時至今日仍有一些華人組織在HACC和老年護理計劃下接受聯邦政府資助。Peter還參與了華裔婦女健康計劃的建立，以確保健康的生活和身體鍛煉成為社區議程。
1994年，Peter成為昆士蘭華人論壇(QCF)的創會會長。為了應對1996年由「一國黨」的錯誤信息和分裂政策的興起，他與當時的昆士蘭華人論壇會長季遜標（Bill Qui）、Jeannie Mok (ACARD), 蔡偉民(Michael Choi) (AMAR) 、原住民長老Uncle Robert Anderson OAM和Uncle Bill Lowe一起行動，為社區論壇提高政治支持，並通過展示多元文化團結來對抗一國黨。
在 1990 年代，Peter自願為布里斯班市議會提供服務，以扭轉Fortitude Valley和少數民族社區中心唐人街的衰落。1991年，Peter是 Valley Business Association 的三位創會董事之一，該協會的成立是為了推廣唐人街和Brunswick Street Mall購物中心。他一直擔任這個職位直到2001年。1994年，Peter積極參與了唐人街的重大整修工作，因為原有的中式圓形屋頂嚴重破損。來自中國青島的設計師和建築商受僱重建圓形建築，工程於1996年完成。
Peter與布里斯班Fortitude Valley的昆士蘭警務處督察Paul Wilson合作，為社區建立了一個安全區。他還積極制定改善街道照明的實用措施，並在Brunswick Street Mall購物中心設立員警局。2001年，當Peter從Brisbane Marketing辭職時，商業再次回到Fortitude Valley，該地區正享受經濟上的成功和受歡迎的生活方式。Peter是昆士蘭州州長在布里斯班市議會唐人街和Brunswick Street Mall購物中心諮詢委員會的義務代表。他也是州長辦事處屬下的昆士蘭中國委員會義務成員。
通過在昆士蘭華人論壇的工作，Peter繼續在市議員David Hinchliffe的協助下，推動實現張奇博士建立昆士蘭華人博物館的願景。目前的虛擬博物館和未來的實體博物館都旨在確保昆士蘭華人社區的重大貢獻得到認可，並向公眾展示。
通过在昆士兰华人论坛的工作，Peter继续在市议员David Hinchliffe的协助下，推动实现张奇博士建立昆士兰华人博物馆的愿景。目前的虚拟博物馆和未来的实体博物馆都旨在确保昆士兰华人社区的重大贡献得到认可，并向公众展示。
Peter還積極提高對500多名曾在戰時為國家服務過的澳大利亞華人的認識。Ralph Seeto先生和Joe Chan先生提議鑄造中式青銅紀念鐘。在昆士蘭華人論壇會長張奇博士的支持下，Peter成功遊說聯邦、州和地方政府資助鑄造紀念鐘，該紀念鐘於2007年3月在唐人街由當年布里斯班市長Campbell Newman揭幕。
多年來在Peter的帶動下，昆士蘭華人論壇為多個社區協會的成立做出了貢獻，包括1996年的布里斯班華人獅子會和2007年的華人社區防預罪行諮商委員會（最初是QCF與昆士蘭警務處督察John Fox之間的合作夥伴關係，後來改為昆士蘭華人社區與警務處之間的合作， 加上華人犯罪受害者支援小組）。Peter在創建其他社區協會方面發揮了重要作用，包括澳大利亞昆士蘭福建同鄉會，同時指導和鼓勵年輕的華人成為未來領袖。
如今，羅德文被公認為布里斯班的華人領袖，他在廣大的華人社區和其他多元文化網路中的影響力，促進了華人與政府（地方、州和聯邦）和整個社會的密切和富有成效的關係。
References 文獻
Mok, J. Multicultural Trailblazers. Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland & Multicultural Community Centre, Brisbane, 2004.
