Who’s the couple behind $40 million donation to FightMND?The massive donation in memory of Neale Daniher has astonished Australians.2 min read

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A Brisbane couple shocked Australians by donating an eye-watering $40 million to motor neuron disease (MND) research this week, inspired by AFL great Neale Daniher’s battle with the disease before his...

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He just did his thing better than all of us put together, that’s all,” Quentin said.Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow“You can find an excuse not to do something. He didn’t.”Quentin’s remark about avoiding excuses reveals not only what spurred on the donation, but also gives an insight into how he and Kylie amassed enough wealth to depart with $40 million.His journey to a vast fortune was kickstarted in 1973 when he left his job as a cadet engineer with Queensland Railway and founded a family-run earthworks business Q, H and M Birt.The company’s first contract was for $10,000 to help build a carpark for Australia Post in Moorooka, south Brisbane, using just a Ford Falcon station wagon, wheelbarrow and a shovel.Quentin bucked industry trends by choosing not to hire all of the equipment and vehicles used on jobs and instead use what little money he was receiving to purchase them outright.He and Kylie quickly built trust within the industry, which led to major state-funded and private projects, including laying the last section of road linking Queensland’s east coast with central Australia in 1985.Quentin and Kylie Birt, construction magnates who donated $40 million to FightMND on Monday night. Credit: 7NEWSBe the first to know: Add 7NEWS as your preferred news source on GoogleSince then, Quentin has remained Q, H and M Birt’s director as the company expanded and gained partnerships with mining giants such as Rio Tinto on projects across Australia.The company now claims it owns the largest civil construction fleet in the Southern Hemisphere, which it has used to deliver “over $2 billion of work” in the past decade.“Our track record of successful project delivery is excellent, and more than half of our business is repeat business as a result,” the company’s website reads.Monday’s donation to FightMND isn’t the first time the Birts have opened their wallet for charitable causes.In February 2025, the couple donated a whopping $57 million to an AFL program in the Northern Territory and South Australia aimed at mentoring young people and opening a pathway to professional football — the Redtails Pinktails Right Tracks Program. Club president and Right Tracks organiser, Rob Clarke, described the donation as a “jackpot” win for the local community, ABC reported at the time.The donation put the Birts as the fifth largest philanthropists in Australia for the past financial year, according to the Australian Financial Review. It was also praised by Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, to whom the couple later donated an undisclosed amount for her legal fight against defamation allegations.Aussie husband and wife reveal reason for $40 million donation1 min readThe graphic that reveals the truth about immigration in Australia1 min read","kind":"highlight","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":false,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"isVideo":false,"video":null,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":0,"need_auth":false,"need_login_tip":false,"code":"91000000","status":"200"}}}