Andrew Broad (Mallee, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to pay tribute to Mr Dane Huxley, the former Chief Executive Officer of Mildura Base Hospital. He is a man who recently passed away. His funeral is on Friday. He has been instrumental in the growth and development of the Mildura community.

Dane was actively involved in a number of organisations in Mildura. He was a board member of the former Sunraysia Mallee Economic Development Board, Chairman of the Northern Mallee Primary Care Partnership, Chairman of the Mildura Rural City Council Audit Committee, Chairman at the Mildura Development Corporation from 2009-2013 and, more recently, Chairman of the Project Control Group of the Sunraysia Modernisation Project to oversee the successful implementation of this $120 million irrigation modernisation project.

Dane was a strong supporter of the arts community in the Mildura region as well, with Ramsay Health Care, supporting the Mildura-Wentworth Arts Festival for a number of years. Dane was a mentor to many in our community and we will sadly miss him. He always gave me a hard time. He told me that as an MP I should always wear a tie. For you, Dane, I have a tie on today; it is a pink one. I know you do not like pink. But I just want to say that yours is an example of a life well-lived, and your name should be remembered in the Hansard of the Australian parliament for your contribution to our community.