Draft:Scot McPhie

Scot McPhie is a Toowoomba filmmaker. , ornithologist and environmental activist. He was a candidate for the Toowoomba Regional Council in the 2024 Queensland Local Government Elections.

Running a campaign that focused on environmental issues, McPhie placed fourteenth out of twenty-seven candidates with 3.00% of the vote. McPhie played a role in the campaign to prevent mountain bike trails being added to Toowoomba's Redwood Park, and also nominated the park for entry on the Queensland State Heritage Register in 2020. This resulted in the Eagles Nest Camp, with in Redwood Park, being accepted for Heritage listing in 2021

In 2008 McPhie was awarded a Creative Fellowship in Documentary Film Production by Screen Queensland.