Natasha Griggs (Solomon, Country Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to acknowledge some outstanding members of my community who were last week acknowledged in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Dr. Stephen Baddeley was acknowledged for his service to medicine in the Northern Territory, for his international humanitarian aid and for his service to St. John 's Ambulance. Dr. Baddeley has been an orthopaedic surgeon since 1973 and was involved in the establishment of the orthopaedic unit in the Northern Territory. Dr. Baddeley has also volunteered as a doctor overseas in Fiji, Indonesia, Western Samoa and the Cook Islands and has held various charitable community roles. Dr. Baddeley was ordered the AM, the Member of the Order of Australia, and is a very worthy recipient. Congratulations to Dr Baddeley.

Another exceptional Territorian, Mr. John Hardy, made the honours list this year for his outstanding service to aviation. John established the Northern Territory Regional Airline Association and was a member of various community organisations such as Rotary, the Darwin Symphony Orchestra, the Darwin Chorale, the Government House Foundation and the Darwin Sailing Club. John founded and managed Air North from 1978 to 1991 and in 1991 he established Hardy Aviation. He has established a lasting legacy in the Northern Territory and this was one of the reasons he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia. Congratulations to John, another worthy recipient.

Brett Holmes received the Australian Fire Services Medal. Brett joined the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service in 2000 as a recruit. His previous career was as a teacher, and I am told that he certainly never lost his enthusiasm for education. He demonstrated this by establishing many youth programs around fire education. Congratulations to Brett.

Superintendent Megan Rowe was awarded the Australian Police Medal. Superintendent Rowe joined the Northern Territory Police in 1986, working throughout the Northern Territory. In 2001 she began working on the case of the murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio. For her outstanding contribution to the Northern Territory Police, she was awarded this medal. Congratulations to Megan from me and from my husband, who is one of her colleagues.

There were also four defence based awards for the Northern Territory. Leading Seaman Deanna Maree Pringle was awarded the Conspicuous Service Medal for her efforts to assist survivors of a vessel that foundered on the rocks at Christmas Island on December 2010. Captain Brett Douglas Pates was awarded the Conspicuous Service Medal for his duty as the Regimental Sergeant Major Ceremonial (Army). Corporal Marc Gregory Danieletto has been awarded a Commendation for Distinguished Service for his actions as a sniper team leader with Mentoring Task Force Two on Operation Slipper in Afghanistan. (Time expired)

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