Page 336 - Week 01 - Thursday, 29 November 2012
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Valedictory
MS PORTER (Ginninderra) (5.06): I started to think of some Christmas CDs that I might purchase for members in this place. I started with God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, I thought of Mrs Christmas, Joy to the World, Calendar Girls—or is it calendar boy?—but after that I ran out. I do not have the talent of Ms Le Couteur as far as that is concerned. But there are numerous mentions of Mary when it comes to Christmas, so I can buy a present for myself; that is no problem.
As I gave up, I thought, “I can always do what I do for all the adult members of my extended family,” which is to buy them all Oxfam gifts of goats, donkeys, chickens, water pumps, sterilising material et cetera. That would be just a few gifts to keep you all going.
Like everyone else, I would like to thank the Assembly staff and everyone that works in this place, particularly the committee office and all the staff there—Veronica, who has looked after me, and all the other secretaries that I have worked with, on the planning committee and all the other committees that I have been on—the Clerk’s office, corporate and the attendants. My thanks go to the removalists as well. They did a sterling job in helping us to move from one office to another. I also thank the library staff, Hansard et cetera.
I thank my own staff. I would like to thank those that have now moved on, and my current staff, and welcome Tim to my staff. I would like to thank and acknowledge all my Labor colleagues here. It is great to be back with you for another four years. I thank you very much for the support that you have given me in the past, and I look forward to it in the future.
I thank all my volunteers that have worked tirelessly for me for a very long time, and the people of Ginninderra, who put so much faith in me. Of course I wish everyone in this place a safe, restful and happy festive season. I am certainly looking forward to spending more time with my family members over this time.
Valedictory
MR COE (Ginninderra) (5.08): I too want to extend my thanks and best wishes to the people that I regularly interact with as a member of this place—firstly, to the constituents of Ginninderra, to the wonderful Assembly staff, to the staff of the Liberal Party office here in Canberra, some of whom are in the gallery today, to the members of the management committee of the ACT party, to members of the northern electorate branch executive and to the fellow Liberal MLAs whom I have very much enjoyed working with in the past Assembly. I look forward to the enlarged team in this, the Eighth Assembly.
I also want to extend my thanks to Kate Davis, who has departed from my office. I thank her for the wonderful way that she has served the people of Ginninderra, the Liberal Party and also me as an MLA. I also thank Ruth Biggs, who worked in a part-time capacity prior to the election and has stepped up to be full time in this Eighth Assembly.
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