Thursday, 30 November 2023

Announcements

Felicitations

The PRESIDENT (09:34): Being the ultimate optimist I am, I am working on this being the last sitting day of the year. I am sure everyone will join me and all members will join me in acknowledging everyone that assists us in this great institution, starting with the clerks. We are so fortunate with the clerks that we have in the Legislative Council. The papers office – Annemarie and Vivienne and their team are excellent. The library – an amazing resource. People do not really understand how great that resource is. To the attendants – Greg and his team – I will have a bit more to say later on today after a division. I am getting prompts from everywhere. The people that make our coffee – so important – the catering team; buildings and grounds; the Department of Parliamentary Services. I see that for broadcasting and Hansard it is bow tie day for them. So they are the same as me, they are optimistic that today is the last one, and I thank them as well for all their fantastic work. I am sure there are many others.

One group that I want to give a shout-out to in particular is the IT team. Chris and his guys are so patient and calm when we find ourselves in a panic. Once again, we are lucky to have them. Of course I acknowledge the gardeners, the tradies and everyone that keeps this great institution running so we can be here and do the important work that we do. Can I personally think the party leaders, their whips and all the members of the chamber for making my job this year a lot easier and a lot more pleasurable than it may have been for other people in another chamber. Anyway, that is it. We might say a bit more about the attendants later today.