In 1982, he became the youngest entertainer to be given his own night-time television variety show The Simon Gallaher Show running for 2 successful seasons on ABC-TV. He has won a TV-Logie Award; 3 Mo Variety Awards, a Queenslander of the Year; twice voted Queensland’s Entertainer of Year, and an Advance Australia Award for his contribution to entertainment. Currently Deputy Chair on the Board of Trustees of QPAC; has served on this board for the past ten years. On the board of the Queensland Theatre Company (QTC). Patron to many arts organisations including The Queensland Show Choir, Queensland Youth Symphony Orchestra, Spotlight Theatre Company, Gold Coast Theatre Alliance and the Canberra Area Theatre Awards. He sits on the Helpmann Awards nominating panel for Musical Theatre