Dawn Daylight is an Elder and singer/songwriter belonging to the Turrbal and Jagera/Jagara/Yuggera people of Brisbane, Queensland. Daylight has assisted in the creation of Indigenous youth development programs in Brisbane.
In 2018, Aunty Dawn Daylight was honoured at the Queens Ball Awards. She was presented with both a Lifetime Achievement Award and the inaugural First Nations Leadership and Engagement Award for outstanding work in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ Sistergirl and Brotherboy communities in Queensland.