Parliamentary Procedure

Visitors

The SPEAKER: I would like to begin by acknowledging some special guests in the gallery today. First of all, Joan Hall, former tourism minister in this place—a great tourism minister, and one of the best we have had—and the wife of Steele Hall. We welcome you here today, Joan, and to many other people who have come in, many of whom I have had the pleasure of working with over the close to 40 years that I was a journalist before I came into this place.

It is terrific to see some familiar faces. We have the Hon. Dean Brown, former premier, welcome. We have the Hon. Graham Ingerson, former deputy premier; it is great to have you here, too, Ingo. We have: the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Dr Jane Lomax-Smith; the Hon. Martin Hamilton-Smith; the Hon. Legh Davis, former member of the Legislative Council; Mark Brindal, former member for Unley and minister; Michael Wilson, former member for Torrens, the father of the O-Bahn, I think, and a constituent of mine—you are very, very fortunate to have that honour; and Joe Scalzi, the former member for Hartley.

There are a few people there who I will catch up with before we finish up today, but my eyesight is not as good as it once was, but it is tremendous to have you all in here today, and we thank you for your attendance.