Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to recognise the outstanding contributions of individuals in my electorate of Paterson who were named on the 2016 Australia Day honours list. The title of Member of the Order of Australia, AM, was bestowed upon    Clifford Beazley of Raymond Terrace for his significant service to the marine transport industry through the development of training facilities for ship handling and navigation, and to Peter Dundas-Smith of Nelson Bay for his significant service to the fishing, aquaculture and seafood industries through innovation, research and development.

The title of Order of Australia Medal, OAM, was bestowed upon Barbara Barry of Shoal Bay for her service to children through charitable organisations, to    Eddy Bergsma of Fingal Bay for his long and outstanding service to lifesaving, to Heather King of Nelson Bay for service to veterans and to their families and to our community, to Janet Sharp of Bobs Farm for service to people with a disability, to Dr Rodney Starr of Medowie for his service to veterinary science, to professional organisations and to the community, and to my long-time friend Maitland Mayor and former state member for Maitland Peter Blackmore for service to local government and to the community of Maitland as a whole.

On behalf of all of my constituents I would like to congratulate these recipients for the exceptional work they have done in our community. They inspire others to achieve greatness. They have set an agenda and a pathway for others to follow.