Llew O'Brien (Wide Bay, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Everyone who knows me knows that I am passionate about road safety. My commitment to road safety stems from my work as a Queensland police officer, and I'm pleased to be able to continue some of that work in my role as a chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Road Safety and also as a former chairman of the Joint Select Committee on Road Safety. There is some great work being done nationally by organisations such as the Australian Automobile Association, iRAP, the Australasian College of Road Safety, FCAI, ANCAP and many others, but a local organisation in Wide Bay deserves special recognition.

Recently I took road safety minister Scott Buchholz to the Roadcraft Driver Education centre to meet the CEO, Sharlene Makin, and their group of skilled educators. Roadcraft is an iconic Gympie institution, and for over 40 years their programs have prevented crashes and saved lives locally. I congratulate them on what they do.

I also want to take this opportunity to pay a special tribute to the great work of Labor Party senator for South Australia, Alex Gallacher. Alex is one of my co-chairs on the Friends of Road Safety, and I join with the road safety community, this parliament and the wider Australian community in wishing him all the best in a speedy recovery and a quick return.

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