Ted Williams (elder)

Alongside students at Griffith University Williams worked to narrate a traditional story for the development of a digital game.^[5] In 2017, he travelled to London as part of the official Queensland delegation,^[6] where he launched the Queen's Baton for the 2018 Commonwealth Games alongside then Queen Elizabeth II and fellow elder Patricia O'Connor.^[1] Williams and O'Connor called for unity amongst Yugambeh people during a public feud regarding the Commonwealth Games Mascot - Borobi.^[2] Ted was present when Borobi was announced as the Australian Team mascot for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.^[7] As Chair of the Yugambeh Region Aboriginal Corporation, Williams expressed the communities concern for the Indigenous employees of Dreamworld Corroboree and the materials on display in the precinct should the park not reopen the attraction.^[8]

• Ted Williams Profile on Yugambeh Region Aboriginal Corporation