Luke Gosling (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Tomorrow, the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games baton relay will travel through Darwin and Palmerston. I want to acknowledge the baton bearers that have been selected to participate: Floss Roberts, a driving force in the prevention of drowning in the Northern Territory for more than two decades; Tejinder pal Singh, who, after enduring a racist tirade of abuse while driving taxis, has for the past four years dedicated the last Sunday of each month to feeding poor and needy locals of northern Darwin; Anita Newman, the 2017 Palmerston Citizen of the Year, a dedicated teacher at Palmerston Senior College, an instructor for Air Force cadets and coach of the Palmerston Senior College debating team; Tony Burns, the CEO of Helping People Achieve, a not-for-profit organisation which offers support, employment and accommodation to Territorians living with disabilities. Congratulations also to Tony and his partner for becoming parents recently. Finally, there is Mark Munnich, the recipient of the 2017 NT Young Achiever Award, currently a law student at Charles Darwin University and also a community legal educator for the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency and a Youth Week ambassador—not bad for a 25-year-old. Many others have done so much, but I want to acknowledge those baton bearers who will tomorrow carry the baton.