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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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ANZAC Day

The Hon. D.R. CREGAN (Kavel) (15:55): ANZAC Day is a moment to reflect on the immense sacrifice of generations of Australian service men and women. At dawn services throughout my electorate on 25 April, those sacrifices were recognised as they always are in this customary way.

I want to acknowledge and place on record my gratitude to the RSL members at Lobethal, Nairne and Mount Barker, and elsewhere in the Hills, who ensure that dawn services operate. They also put on traditional gunfire breakfasts, including for example at Nairne and Mount Barker. This year I was present at the Nairne service. An ANZAC Day football match is always held between Hahndorf and Mount Barker to commemorate the day. It is widely attended and is also an opportunity for our community to come together.

Separately, I want to acknowledge the work of the Independent candidate for Kavel, Matt Schultz, who is also the President of the Mount Barker Football Club. Matt is a diligent, thoughtful and hardworking candidate and together with his community ensured that the game (hosted this year at Mount Barker) was a success.

Matt lives in Mount Barker with his wife, Kylie, a nurse at the Mount Barker hospital, and their children. He is committed to being a strong, independent voice for my community, and engaging in grassroots activism to deliver the projects we need for a growing community. His priorities include a new public high school for the Hills, the upgrade of the Woodside intersection, the resurfacing of roads into Lobethal, more paediatric services at the Mount Barker hospital, the ultimate prize of restoring passenger rail services to the Hills, and more equipment and facilities for local emergency services.

Matt is known and respected in the Hills through his work with families and their children in the Mount Barker Football Club development programs, and his work as a talent scout for TAFE and Flinders in the Hills. Matt has a passion for helping people. I sincerely believe he is the best person to fight for our interests in the state parliament as we face growth challenges in the Hills. He has the right priorities, values and sense of quiet determination.

I note our federal member, Rebekha Sharkie, said she was confident that Mr Schultz has the right values and perspective to be an effective local member. She said:

Matt is well known in the Hills for his passion for grass-roots sports and community clubs. He genuinely cares about people and has welcomed many families in our community into the Hills sporting and community life.

I wish to add that the region's growth challenges mean that it is, in my view, best to vote for an Independent. I know you expect me to give an honest answer as to who is best to replace me. The alternative to Matt is a new Liberal or Labor member. In my frank assessment a new major party member would have no influence at all especially within the poorly performing state opposition. We would be setting our community back at a time when we need determined, careful and effective independent representation, and a member who is capable of working with all sides to get things done.

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