Nick Champion (Wakefield, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It is always a great honour to follow the member for Longman, the country's youngest MP. I wish to offer my appreciation for the service that Glenys Brooks and Graham Fisher have provided to the Barossa and Light Herald, which is a very important newspaper in my electorate, based in Tanunda, stretching from Gawler to Eudunda, and of course to my hometown of Kapunda.

As a country newspaper the Heraldactually has one of the largest circulations in South Australia and obviously has a very large distribution area. Glenys had over 14 years service looking after advertising and, unfortunately, she is finishing up due to ill health. She was always very helpful and reliable to my office.

Graham Fisher is retiring as editor after 10 years with the Herald. He has always been very fair and balanced. I always enjoyed working with him and always got not just a fair hearing but also a bit of useful advice from an old newspaperman—Graham previously had a career with the old, now defunct Adelaide News. The Barossa and Light Herald is a great paper. We now know that Gemima is going to fill in as editor. I wish her all luck in her role and wish the paper many years of success in the future.

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