Bill Hauritz, an Australian festival director, died on December 8, 2025.
He directed the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland from its inception in 1994 until his retirement in 2022, when the role passed to Amanda Jackes. He was also instrumental in creating the Maleny Folk Festival, the precursor to Woodford, which ran for seven years from 1986 to 1993 at the Maleny Showgrounds.
In 2005, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia, and in 2018 he was named one of the Queensland Greats.
William Hauritz, AM (1953 or 1954 – 8 December 2025) was an Australian music festival director. He was the director of the Woodford Folk Festival held annually in Queensland, from its inception in 1994 until his retirement in 2022 when the directorship was handed to Amanda Jackes. He was instrumental in the creation of the Maleny Folk Festival which was the precursor to Woodford and ran for seven years (1986–1993) at Maleny Showgrounds. In 2018, he was named as one of the Queensland Greats by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in a ceremony at the Queensland Art Gallery on 8 June 2018.