Editing Queensland (section)

===Symbols and emblems===
{{Main|Symbols of Queensland}}
The official state emblems of Queensland are prescribed in the Emblems of Queensland Act 2005.

[[Queen Victoria]] granted the Queensland Coat of Arms to the Colony of Queensland in 1893, making it the oldest State Arms in Australia.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Coat of Arms|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/coat-of-arms|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Queensland State Government Website|archive-date=17 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217025147/https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/coat-of-arms|url-status=live}}</ref> It depicts Queensland's primary industries in the 19th century with a sheaf of wheat, the heads of a bull and a ram, and a column of gold rising from a heap of quartz. Two stalks of sugar cane which surround the state badge at the top, and below is Queensland's state motto, ''Audax at Fidelis'', which means "Bold but Faithful". In 1977, [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] granted the supporting animals, the [[brolga]] and the [[red deer]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Queensland Flags & Emblems|url=https://www.australias.guide/qld/flags-emblems/|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Australias Guide |language=en-AU|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826014630/https://www.australias.guide/qld/flags-emblems/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2003 [[maroon]] was officially named Queensland's state colour, after many years of association with Queensland sporting teams.

The [[koala]] was officially named the animal or faunal, emblem of Queensland in 1971 after a newspaper poll showed strong public support. The Queensland Government introduced the poll due to a proposal by state tourism ministers for all states to adopt a faunal emblem.<ref name=":0" /> In January 1986, the brolga was announced as the official bird emblem of Queensland, after many years on the Coat of Arms.<ref name=":1" />

The [[Dendrobium bigibbum|Cooktown orchid]] became known as Queensland's floral emblem in 1959, during celebrations to mark the state's centenary,<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Floral emblem {{!}} State flags, emblems, and icons|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/floral-emblem|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Queensland Government|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028191616/https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/floral-emblem|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Parks Australia|title=Queensland - Floral Emblems - Australian Plant Information|url=https://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/qld.emblem.html|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Australian National Botanic Gardens |language=en|archive-date=8 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308010937/https://www.anbg.gov.au/emblems/qld.emblem.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Amphiprion akindynos|Barrier Reef Anemone Fish]] was officially named as Queensland's aquatic emblem in March 2005.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Aquatic emblem {{!}} State flags, emblems, and icons|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/aquatic-emblem|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Queensland Government|language=en|archive-date=18 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118043120/https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/aquatic-emblem|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[sapphire]] was named the official state gem for Queensland in August 1985.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=State gem {{!}} State flags, emblems, and icons|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/state-gem|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Queensland Government|language=en|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027032933/https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/flags-emblems-icons/state-gem|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Australia For Everyone: State and Territory Emblems|url=https://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/state-emblems/|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Australia Guide|language=en|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826014624/https://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/state-emblems/|url-status=live}}</ref>