Rod Kemp (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

And succeeded, as Senator Ian Macdonald says. I say to Senator Forshaw and his wife: it was a great pleasure to be with you over that period.

I come back to my colleagues here, whom I will greatly miss and whose friendship I have enjoyed. Unlike old soldiers, old senators do not tend to fade away. I suspect that some of you will be hearing from me from time to time. I am grateful to the people of Victoria for giving me the honour of representing them for these last 18 years.