Local; Advocate Receives Child Protection Award

Allan has many interests but his greatest concern is for achieving positive outcomes for vulnerable children and their families, particularly those in, or at risk of entering, the child protection system. As such, he works in a voluntary capacity across a range of organisations to improve the child protection and support systems for vulnerable children and young people.

Allan was influential in bringing the plight of former wards of the state to the public's attention in the late 1990s and was a significant force in convincing the government of the day to establish the Forde Inquiry into abuse in Queensland institutions. Allan received a 2009 Child Protection Award.