Peter F Toon OAM

University of Queensland Rowing Club (QLD)

The following biographical notes came with Peter's OAM award in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 2020 and provide an outline of his services to the sport.

Coaching

Rowing Coach, several Brisbane Clubs including the University of Queensland Rowing Club, current.
Former Rowing Coach, several Brisbane Clubs including Toowong Rowing Club, and Commercial Rowing Club.
Former Rowing Coach, St Joseph's College and All Hallows School.
Rowing Coach, Brisbane Boy's College, current.

Rowing Queensland

Former Board Member.
Former Selector.
Former Manager, Queensland Rowing Team.

Awards and recognition include:

Rowing Boat named in his honour at the Commercial Rowing Club and at St. Joseph's College.

Peter Toon with a drawing in the background of a Junior 18 boys crew at Enniskillen Royal Grammar School in Northern Ireland where he spent a season coaching at in 2008.

A more details coaching record follows:

1993 - Coach St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace

1994 - Coach St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, All Hallows’ School

1995 - Coach St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, All Hallows’ School

1996 - Coach St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace, All Hallows’ School

1997 - Coach Toowong Rowing Club, Qld U23 Trans Tasman, Penrith

Committee Toowong Rowing Club

1998 - Coach Toowong Rowing Club, Qld Trans Tasman, Lake Wivenhoe

Coach St. Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace

1999 - Coach Stuartholme School, 1st 8+

Rowing Queensland Management Committee

2000 - Coach Stuartholme School, 1st 8+

Assit Manager Queensland Rowing Team

Deputy Chairperson Rowing Queensland

2001 - Coach St.Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace

Coordinator All Hallows’ School

Qld State Team Selector.

Organising Committee Australian Championships

Qld State Team Manager

2002 - Coach St. Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace

Coordinator All Hallows’ School

Deputy Chairperson Rowing Queensland

2003 - Director of Rowing St. Joseph’s Nudgee College

Coach All Hallows’ School, 1st 8+

Deputy Chairperson Rowing Queensland

Qld State Team Selector

2006 - Boat Race Official

Rowing Queensland Board Member

2007 - Coach Enniskillen Royal Grammar School, Northern Ireland

Coordinator Head of the Brisbane Regatta for Toowong Rowing Club

2008 - Coach All Hallows’ School, 1st 8+

Manager Qld State Team Penrith

2009 - Manager Qld State Team, Barrington

Coach Commercial Rowing Club

2010 - Coach Qld Youth Cup Women’s Team

Commercial Rowing Club

2011 - Coach Qld Youth Olympics Women’s Team

Commercial Rowing Club Youth Women and Master’s

CRC Head of the Charles, Boston

Club Captain Commercial Rowing Club

2012 - Coach CRC New Zealand Junior Women’s Tour

2013 - Coach CRC New Zealand Junior Women’s Tour

2014 - Coach CRC Junior and Youth Women

2015 - Coach CRC New Zealand Junior Women’s Tour

2016 - Coach CRC New Zealand Junior Women’s Tour

CRC Junior and Youth Women

2017 - Coach University of Queensland Boat Club

2018 - Coach CRC New Zealand Junior Women’s Tour

University of Queensland Boat Club

2019 - Coach Brisbane Boy’s College

Compiled by Andrew Guerin in June 2020

Sources:

Australian Honours search facility.
Peter Toon

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