Pat Conaghan (Cowper, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr Thomas Lindsay, who received the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the road industry and to the community. Mr Lindsay, the co-founder of Lindsay Brothers Transport in 1953, has served the transport community for almost 70 years, forging transport to what we see today. Already highly recognised, Thomas was inducted into the National Road Transport Hall of Fame in 2003, the Queensland Road Transport Legends Hall of Fame in 2013 and the National Road Transport Hall of Fame as an industry icon in 2019. This is not to mention the tens of thousands of locals employed during those decades. If that's not enough, Thomas Lindsay has also been a member of the Rotary Club of Coffs Harbour since 1970, having served as a director and president during those years and received the Paul Harris Fellow award.

It is people like Thomas Lindsay who not only develop industry with dedication and drive but also create and sustain regional and rural communities. I thank you for your commitment to our community, Mr Lindsay, and I congratulate you on this well-deserved recognition.

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