Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader (Tasmania)) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 1377, standing in my name and Senator Duniam's name, in the terms circulated in the chamber.

Leave granted.

I move the motion as amended:

That the Senate acknowledges and congratulates:

(a) the 35 worthy Tasmanians who were recipients of the 2019 Australia Day honours on 26 January 2019 for their outstanding achievement and services to Tasmania, and Australia more broadly;

(b) Member of the Order of Australia (AM) recipients: Mrs Jennifer Mary Ball, Mr Ian Andrew Chesterman, Mr Graeme Bernard Lynch, Dr Donald Raymond McTaggart, Mr Kevin William Perkins and Dr Bryan Geoffrey Walpole;

(c) Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) recipients: Professor Donald Roderick Chalmers and Professor Ross Raymond Large;

(d) Order of Australia Medal (OAM) recipients: the Honourable Dick Godfrey Adams, Mrs Rachel Alamil Bessant, Mr Peter Sheu Cheong Chung, Mrs Ketrina Jane Clarke, Ms Denise Jae Delphin, Mrs Anne Margaret Fagg, Mr Michael George Gandy, Dr William Peter Holm, Mr Terry William Kay, Mr Stephen John Knight, Mr Thomas Joseph O'Halloran, Mr Adam George Marshall, Mr Robert Maurice Patterson RFD, Mr Michael Charles Perkins, Mr Phillip John Pyke, Mr Peter John Quigley, Mr Kevin John Shadbolt, Mr Peter James Tonkin and Ms Joan Lesley Wright;

(e) Australian Police Medal recipients: Constable Tania Curtis and Sergeant Rodney Stacey;

(f) Australian Fire Service Medal recipients: Tasmania Fire Service Chief Officer, Mr Chris Arnol; Leading Firefighter at Ridgley Fire Brigade and Second Officer at Burnie Volunteer Fire Brigade, Mr Scott Clarke; and Wattle Hill Fire Brigade volunteer, Mr Terrance White;

(g) Emergency Services Medal recipients: Regional officer for the southern region, Mr Mark Dance; SES volunteer unit manager for Circular Head, Mr Lynton Free; and Huon Valley SES volunteer and deputy unit manager, Mr Alton Bond;

(h) Conspicuous Service Medal recipient: Lieutenant Colonel, Mr Paul Mellin O'Donnell; and

(i) Australian Corrections Medal recipient: Mr Shaun Patrick Wheeler.

Question agreed to.