Grand Master and Grand Officers

MW Bro David Gray was initiated in 1990 in Pine Rivers Lodge 511, served as WM in 1996, and is currently treasurer.

He is a foundation member of the City of Logan Lodge 529, serving two terms as WM from 1998 – 2000 and is currently secretary.

David was born in the UK, and arrived in South Australia with his family at age 10 years. Following High School he completed an Electrical Engineering traineeship with the BHP at Whyalla, SA and since that time has worked in the steel industry, local government, manufacturing and healthcare. Has completed tertiary studies in Engineering Maintenance Management and a Masters Degree in Technology Management.

David has over 50 years involvement in the Pipe Band fraternity and has travelled overseas and throughout Australia as a competitive band member and is an accredited tutor and adjudicator.

David has served as a Grand Officer for 12 years from Grand Standard Bearer to Assistant GM including four years as Grand Director of Ceremonies.

David is in other masonic orders including Royal Arch, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite for Australia, District Grand Priory of Qld and the Red Cross of Constantine.

David and his wife Elaine have supported both their children in active participation in youth orders - daughter Sonya through Jobs Daughters International and son Andrew through the Order of De Molay. David's wife Elaine is currently Grand Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star (QLD).  

David was born in Sydney, NSW in 1951 and attended Mosman High School.  His career commenced, in 1968 as a Lighting Technician with ATN 7 at their Epping Studios.  During 1971 – 1974 he travelled and worked throughout Australia and overseas.  It was during this time he met and married his wife Christina in London in 1972.

He became a career police officer after having joined the Commonwealth Police Force (now AFP) in 1976 before moving to the Queensland Police Service in 1978.  He rose to the rank of Assistant Commissioner, South Eastern Police Region in 2003 and held that position until February 2008 when he commenced a secondment to the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) as its Commissioner.  In April 2008 he was appointed Commissioner of the QAS, being a position he held until his retirement in June 2011. 

He was honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours Lists in 1998 and 2011 with an Australian Police Medal (APM) and Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) respectively. 

David joined Freemasonry in Sir Wylie Norman Lodge No 79 in 1979 and, after returning from a lengthy period working in country Queensland, progressed to Master in 1996. 

In 1983 he joined what is now known as the Antient & Accepted Scottish Rite for Australia and has served in the Chair in South Brisbane Sovereign Chapter No.118, Eustace Jones  Sovereign Chapter No. 157 and Sherwood Sovereign Council No. 25, each on two occasions.  He is a member of City of Brisbane Sovereign Consistory No. 1 and holds the 32^nd degree.  He joined Royal Arch Freemasonry in 1984 and has been installed PZ on three occasions.  He holds the Grand Rank of PG Std Br and is currently a member of Indooroopilly RAC No 109.  

David was appointed Assistant Grand Master and Chair, Ceremonial Board for two terms from 2022 - 2024.

His interests include hiking, biking, kayaking and photography.

Right Worshipful Brother Richard Terence Colclough commenced his professional career in January 1977 after completing two years of study at the Queensland Agricultural College. Initially intending to pursue a career with the Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Richard undertook the customary industry placement required of agricultural students. A two-week placement with the Queensland Fish Board proved to be a turning point, resulting in an offer of employment as a Cadet Process Manager.

During the early years of his career, Richard travelled extensively along the east coast of Queensland as a relief manager, gaining broad operational experience across the seafood industry. Among the highlights of this period was spending three months in the Gulf of Carpentaria during the banana prawn season, an experience that remains one of the most memorable of his working life.

In 1981, Richard returned to the Queensland Fish Board's processing facility at Colmslie, Brisbane, where he managed the export of premium green prawns and scallops to markets in Japan and the United States. In 1990, he returned to his first passion—horticulture—and later relocated to Toowoomba in 1996, where he has continued his career as a horticulturist.

Richard was initiated into Services Memorial Lodge No. 393 on 10 October 2002, was passed on 13 March 2003, and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on 12 June 2003. Over more than two decades of dedicated Masonic service, he has held numerous offices within his Lodge, including serving twice as Worshipful Master, most recently during 2025–2026. He also served on the Judicial Board from 2018 to 2025 before being conferred Past Junior Grand Warden in 2024. In July 2026, Richard was invested as Assistant Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland, reflecting the high regard in which he is held throughout the Craft.

Richard is married to Carol, and together they have three adult children and seven grandchildren. Away from Freemasonry and his professional life, he enjoys camping, birdwatching, reading, landscape design, and has a particular passion for British sports cars of the inter-war period.

Richard's lifelong commitment to service, leadership, and personal excellence—both in his profession and in Freemasonry—has earned him the respect and admiration of his Brethren across Queensland.