Tracey Roberts (Pearce, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Today I stand to applaud all the amazing volunteers within our communities and to recognise one of my wonderful residents, Mr Richard Lissett from the Quinns Mindarie Surf Life Saving Club. Richard won the DHL Volunteer of the Year award at the Surf Life Saving Australia National Awards of Excellence last weekend.

Richard's volunteering efforts cover a wide range of roles, including director of lifesaving, director of education, club captain and age-group manager—all in addition to his commitment to more than 100 hours of patrolling. He established the club's first IT committee to tackle the challenges of a fast-growing club. Richard used his corporate strategic planning skills to develop the club's strategic plan, in addition to reviewing and redrafting all club policies and procedures to ensure appropriate governance and alignment with both Surf Life Saving WA and Surf Life Saving Australia.

Richard is passionate about ensuring the club looks beyond the flags and engages with the broader community and local government to help realise the vision and mission of Surf Life Saving Australia. With 32 kilometres of coastline in the Pearce electorate, our volunteer surf lifesavers are always kept incredibly busy, and I would like to sincerely congratulate Richard on his well-deserved award.