Page 82 - Week 01 - Tuesday, 22 February 1994
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ADJOURNMENT
Motion (by Mr Berry) proposed:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
Canadian Cyclist
MR STEVENSON (9.58): Madam Speaker, I had the opportunity during the dinner break to meet a remarkable visitor to Canberra. Mr Conrad Dube is from Canada. When he was two years old he suffered from polio and, some time after that, his doctor advised him that if he did not keep exercising he would have even worse problems. From an early age, and he would be in his forties by now, he has been cycling around the world. He has been around eight times and has put in about 408,000 kilometres. He had a run-in with a couple of bears in Alaska, but he has never been attacked. He has a little pushbike, and he seemed to have his worldly belongings on it. There is a little can on the front into which people drop money. This would seem to be what he does.
He has a speech affliction and it is very hard to understand him. I asked him where he was going from here. He had a map of Australia and he pointed towards Victoria from here, along the coast, across to South Australia, over to Western Australia, and right up around Australia and back down, on this pushbike. Apparently there will be a short story in the Canberra Times about him tomorrow, which will be most interesting to read. He met John Kennedy three days before he was assassinated. He was riding along, and Kennedy had heard the story - - -
MADAM SPEAKER: Mr Stevenson, I am very sorry to do this, but it is 10 o'clock. If the adjournment debate begins before 10 o'clock, I have to terminate it at that time. Perhaps we could have the sequel tomorrow.
MR STEVENSON: That is fine. I think this is an example of what someone can do when they set their mind to it.
Assembly adjourned at 10.00 pm
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