Ros SPENCE (Kalkallo – Minister for First Peoples, Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Minister for Community Sport) (10:01): Today I recognise all involved in the Craigieburn Anzac Day service. I was honoured to attend and pay tribute to our veterans alongside local residents, including Iwan Walters, the member for Greenvale, and Basem Abdo, the federal member for Calwell. I want to particularly acknowledge Kevin O’Callaghan OAM, whose dedication ensures that the Craigieburn service is conducted with dignity and respect every year. I am also grateful to Kevin for assisting with the annual project of me and the member for Greenvale in highlighting the life story of a local veteran. This year it was Dudley Crowe, who joined the army in 1978. Initially assigned as a storeman in Campbellfield, Dudley later transferred to the Royal Australian Corps of Transport and, through his love of watercraft, became an army sailor. In 1987 his training ensured that crews did not hesitate when lives were at risk during a severe storm while supplies were being unloaded at the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions station at Macquarie Island. The storm was so severe that the Danish supply ship Nella Dan ran aground and was seriously damaged, with holes in the hull, the engine room flooding and a serious risk of the vessel turning on its side. Dudley and five other members manned three LARC-V vessels and worked through dangerous waters to rescue the 50 crew and passengers whilst heavy seas crashed over them. In recognition of their bravery the six LARC-V operators were awarded a group bravery citation, albeit 22 years later.