Page 4849 - Week 15 - Thursday, 8 December 1994
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Mr Cornwell could well do with Doctor, doctor at the moment, but has been known this year to be Leaving on a jet plane and perhaps has had occasion to ask for More wine, waiter, please. Mr De Domenico: In 1994 it could only be Sing, sing a song in memory of his vocal performances. Andrei remembers Mr De Domenico as the short one, and believes that Eat it might more appropriately encourage Mr De Domenico to expand in size. Ms Ellis is difficult to assign a song title to. However, recollections of Ms Ellis's dog conjure up visions of Me and you and a dog named Boo. The availability of sweets and lollies in the Assembly conjures up images of The Candy Man; but, of course, the sex is wrong. Ms Follett: I should have known better applies to above-the-line voting, but Stand by your man comes to mind in recent times as Ms Follett has defended Mr Connolly. Mrs Grassby: A swimming pool for Belconnen brings to my mind vivid visions of Mrs Grassby Twisting by the pool, while Mr Humphries is still appreciating his Beautiful Boy, Felix, born during 1994.
For Mr Kaine, we have heard little else lately other than Learning to fly. Mr Lamont has graduated from being a backbencher to being Deputy Chief Minister, and is deserving of the title of Big time operator. Madam Speaker's was the easiest of all song titles this year, because the Sounds of silence was reserved from 1993. Fame reflects Mr Moore's international award for drug law reform, although Little boxes, in relation to dual occupancies and medium density development, and Let it grow seemed closer to home. For Mr Stefaniak, returning to the Assembly after an absence of several years, You have got to get right back to where you started from comes to mind. Mr Stevenson, at times, is worthy of After Midnight in relation to the hours he keeps in his office. You're history is now appropriate on the announcement of Mr Stevenson's decision not to stand as a candidate for the election of the Third Assembly in 1995.
Madam Speaker, Andrei never has difficulty coming up with appropriate song titles for me. Although I had thought of Art for arts sake in connection with a beautifully decorated underpass adjoining the Belconnen Library, Andrei suggested that I'm late, Ramble on and The trouble with Andrei could all be considered to be appropriate in some circumstances. Finally, Madam Speaker, for Mr Wood, Tiptoe through the tulips for the Minister for Floriade. That concludes a busy year for all members of this Assembly.
Valedictory
MR HUMPHRIES (5.22): Madam Speaker, Christmas is hurtling towards us once again and Christmas cheer will, no doubt, soon envelop us all. Before peace and goodwill amongst men overtakes us, however, I would like to get in first. As another year and another Assembly splutter to an end, so too do a few parliamentary careers; so it behoves us to dwell, briefly, on the alternatives open to us all in the event that the unthinkable happens. As a precursor to that, Ms Szuty yesterday suggested that I should consider the part-time occupations that our underutilised MLAs would be suited to, and I now submit my thoughts on this subject.
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