Stuart Robert (Fadden, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Last Friday the Jack Beasley Foundation held its annual fundraiser, Legends Lunch. I'd like to take the opportunity to commend the tireless advocacy by Brett and Belinda Beasley to make Gold Coast streets safer. Since its inception, the foundation has advocated for wanding, and a 12-month police wanding trial commenced in the Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach safe night precincts from 30 April 2021, with great success. In late 2022 the Queensland Premier announced that the wanding trial will continue for a further two years and be rolled out into all the safe night precincts and on all Queensland public transport, and this will be known as Jack's law.

Years on from the tragic loss of their son, Brett and Belinda continue to channel their grief into an inspirational passion to ensure no other parent goes through what they have. Their motto, 'Detect knives, save lives,' is being realised, and young people's lives are now being saved right across the state of Queensland. I praise Brett and Belinda Beasley for their courage and determination to create this lasting legacy in honour of their son, Jack Beasley. What they've done is simply extraordinary, and it's important that the House take note of this wonderful family and the legacy they're leaving.