Santo Santoro (Queensland, Liberal Party, Minister for Ageing) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

At the request of Minister for the Arts and Sport, Senator Kemp, and the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Coonan, I move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes the sad passing of Kevin Charles (Pro) Hart, MBE on Tuesday, 28 March 2006;

(b)

extends its sympathy to Mr Hart’s wife Raylee, his children John, Kym, Marie, Julie and David and to his extended family;

(c)

recognises how Pro Hart used his well-documented ‘larrikin’ persona and iconic art to document how Australians see themselves and their history through rural and outback images and subjects; and

(d)

records the significant contribution Pro Hart made to Australia and Australia’s cultural identity through many artistic mediums including painting and sculpture over more than 40 years.

Question agreed to.