Greg Mackie
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Gregory A. "Greg" Mackie OAM |
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| Born | 13 October 1959 |
| Occupation | CEO, History SA |
| Known for | founder, Adelaide Festival of Ideas |
Gregory Alan "Greg" Mackie (OAM) (born 13 October 1959) is a South Australian cultural advocate, entrepreneur and leader who has worked to promote the arts and culture in Australia. In recognition of his vision and service, he has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2002, for his "service to the community through the promotion of the arts, in particular (as founder of) the Adelaide Festival of Ideas". In 2006 he received a Flinders University Distinguished Alumni Award, and in 2007 the AbaF (Australia Business Arts Foundation) Dame Elizabeth Murdoch Cultural Leadership Award in recognition of his efforts to promote business partnership with the arts. In October 2015 he received the inaugural annual $50,000 Jim Bettison and Helen James Foundation Award. He is currently a Trustee of Palya Fund and a member of the Ngeringa Arts Advisory Board.
Serving for a decade with the Adelaide Writers' Week literary festival Advisory Committee, including four years as its chair (1994–98), in 1999 he founded the Adelaide Festival of Ideas. From 1984-2003 Greg was Director and co-proprietor of Adelaide's leading independent literary book retailer, Imprints Booksellers. During those years he served in many board and other advocacy roles in the community and cultural benefit sectors, including as President of the Adelaide West End Association, the FEAST Adelaide Lesbian and Gay Cultural Festival, as a Trustee of the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, and member of the Libraries Board of South Australia. He has also served on the Council of the University of South Australia, and as an inaugural member of the Dame Roma Mitchell Trust Fund for Children and Young People. Working with the Premier of South Australia, Hon. Mike Rann MP and the Minister for Disability, Mackie established the Richard Llewellyn Arts and Disability Trust Fund. He also served on the Board of Management of the Don Dunstan Foundation, and later as one of its patrons.
In May 2000 he was elected to the Adelaide City Council and served in that capacity until May 2003. During that period Mackie developed the first Adelaide City Arts and Living Culture Strategy and played a leading role to improve relations with the Aboriginal community. He developed a City Flags Policy that ensured the permanent flying of the Aboriginal Flag alongside the national flag in Victoria Square, and became a leading proponent of the Victoria Square and Central West Redevlopment Strategy. In May 2003 Local Government elections Mackie contested the Lord Mayoralty of the City of Adelaide.
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