Geoff Lyons (Bass, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to congratulate all of the winners in the recently announced Launceston City Council Heritage Awards. The council's Heritage Advisory Committee started the annual awards in 2008 to recognise people for sensitively restoring their heritage buildings. In a city such as Launceston, which has a rich heritage and many historic buildings, it is fantastic to see the preservation that is being recognised and rewarded. To that end, I praise and briefly mention each of the award winners: Robert Dusting, Janice Skiller, Kate and Alan Livermore, Altrex Investments, St James Anglican Church, Peter and Jane Patmore, Franklin House, Van Diemen Light Railway Society and Invermay Primary School.

Invermay Primary School, which is 140 years old, deserves special mention. I was thrilled to note that their award-winning library and classroom upgrade was achieved through the Labor government's BER funding. This is another great success story for education, jobs and value for money in the BER projects in Tasmania. Indeed, the promotion of the value of heritage spaces in Launceston by all award winners and by Launceston City Council is to be commended. Once again, congratulations and well done!