Mal Washer (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, I seek your indulgence so I may recognise two retiring parliamentary staff.

David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Indulgence granted.

Mal Washer (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Mr Ian Dundas commenced in the APS on 13 March 1975 and with the Department of the House of Representatives on 23 January 1984. His career with the department has been in the committee office serving the following committees: Standing Committee on Expenditure, Standing Committee on Conservation and Environment, secretary of the Standing Committee for Long Term Strategies, secretary of the Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation and the Arts, secretary of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage, Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services and the Select Committee on the Recent Australian Bushfires in 2003. He has a degree in forestry. The department awarded Ian an Australia Day medal in January 2004. His wife, Marlene Dundas, is administration officer with the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage and the Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services. I thank the member for Denison for reminding me that I have the ability to do this. We wish them the most wonderful retirement. On behalf of all of the members in this House whom they have served, we thank them very much.

Honourable Members:

Hear, hear!