Page 2868 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 21 October 1992
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I was pretty amazed by this and am grateful for the efforts that the Lions volunteers put into this service. It was the day before the dawn service on the Vietnam weekend. I said to the gentlemen in the bus, "My gosh, you are going to be exhausted. You will need this weekend. You are doing this hour after hour, day after day in Floriade, as well as running your own lives". They said, "No. We are in for a busy weekend. We start at three in the morning to pick up people to take them to the dawn service. We have to start early because we are setting up the barbecues and so on for the breakfasts being put on for the veterans". I think this was pretty impressive. The bus again was being put to wonderful use and the volunteers again were giving very generously of their time. I would like to put on record the contribution of these people in the Lions Clubs. I think a number of Lions Clubs are involved. The people sitting in that bus were having a fantastic time. But for that, they probably would not have had access to Floriade. I would like to personally commend the work of the Lions Club people involved.
Floriade
MR LAMONT (4.58): I rise very briefly, following that reference to Floriade and also the comments made by the Chief Minister in her statement on tourism earlier this afternoon, to publicly acknowledge once again the contribution of the work force of the ACT administration responsible for the displays at Floriade. Everybody has said that Floriade this year was bigger and better than in previous years and, to no small extent, that is directly the responsibility of people engaged by the Parks and Conservation Service in the Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. Minister, I would hope that you would pass along my compliments and those of every other member of the Assembly, I believe, on the sterling work that our employees do to show off Canberra to the people of Australia. I think that they can hold their heads up proudly. The number of hours that they put in is absolutely phenomenal. I think that the beauty of Floriade is a proper testament to that. I believe that by agreement we should this afternoon congratulate them.
Mr Bill Kerr
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (4.59): I thought it was appropriate to rise and speak very briefly this afternoon. This afternoon marks the retirement of Mr Bill Kerr as Fire Commissioner in the ACT. Mr Kerr has served for some eight years as head of the Fire Brigade in this Territory, on top of a career of some 30-odd years in the fire brigade of Scotland. I am sure that, in the brief time that we have left, all members would join in wishing him well in his retirement - - -
Mr Humphries: Except Mr Berry.
MR CONNOLLY: Let us not be churlish, Mr Humphries. I am sure that everyone would join in wishing him a happy retirement after his long service to the community.
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