{{short description|Australian philanthropist}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Gina Fairfax | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|AC|country=AUS|size=100}} | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per WP:DOB. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. -->{{Birth based on age as of date|63|2013|08|25}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Pastoralist and philanthropist | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = Tim Fairfax | children = 4 daughters | awards = {{plainlist| *Companion of the Order of Australia (2022) *Community Philanthropist of the Year (Queensland, 2022) }} }} '''Gina Madeline Fairfax''' {{post-nominals|AC|country=AUS}} is an Australian philanthropist. She is a member of the Fairfax family, married to Tim Fairfax. Together with her husband, she was a founder and is a trustee of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation which seeks to provide rural, remote and regional Queenslanders opportunities equal to their metropolitan counterparts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfff.org.au/founder-and-trustees/ |title=Founder & Trustees |publisher=Tim Fairfax Family Foundation |access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
Tim and Gina Fairfax own cattle properties in Queensland and produce grass-fed beef for the European market.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/business/rich-list/tim-and-gina-fairfax/news-story/b8d3da21c7904bf04fc2be7209c42800 |title=Tim and Gina Fairfax |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |first=Daryl |last=Passmore |date=25 August 2013 |access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
Fairfax was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for eminent service to the community through leadership roles in charitable organisations, as an advocate for philanthropy, to arts administration, and to regional development.<ref>{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=2011610 |date=13 June 2022 |recipient=Mrs Gina Madeline FAIRFAX |award=Companion of the Order of Australia |postnominal=AC |citation=For eminent service to the community through leadership roles in charitable organisations, as an advocate for philanthropy, to arts administration, and to regional development. |postscript= |access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> She was also recognised as Queensland's Community Philanthropist of the Year on 10 June 2022 and a life member of Philanthropy Australia in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfff.org.au/blog/gina-fairfax-named-2022-queensland-community-foundation-community-philanthropist-of-the-year/ |title=Gina Fairfax AC Named 2022 Queensland Community Foundation Community Philanthropist of the Year |date=10 June 2022 |publisher=Tim Fairfax Family Foundation |access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
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