Mr PEDERICK (Hammond) (12:22): I rise to also contribute to this motion acknowledging all South Australian award winners on the list who have done great work with South Australians, and acknowledge their service to the nation, the state and their communities. I will talk about a few people recognised on the King's Birthday Honours List.

Andrew Lincoln Chapman, whom I personally know, was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia. He is the son of Tom and Wendy Chapman, who instigated the Hindmarsh Island marina. Obviously, they were keen advocates of the Hindmarsh Island bridge, to get that connectivity to Hindmarsh Island, notwithstanding the controversy which I will not go into today in regard to that bridge. It certainly connected Hindmarsh Island, so there were no long waits for hours and hours for the ferry on either side, at Hindmarsh Island and Goolwa, and in accessing the island as the marina was developed.

Andrew worked alongside his father, Tom, and his mother, Wendy, in promoting the marina and moving that forward. They also had a proposal for a marina at Port Wakefield, which I think would have been very good for this state, but it came up against stumbling blocks over time. I want to salute—notwithstanding the challenges that people seem to have in this state with development—the vision of the Chapman family in what they did on Hindmarsh Island. I also salute Andrew's work. He has moved on with youth mentorship, taking very much a leading role in regard to marina organisations across Australia.

Obviously in the terms when I looked after Goolwa and Hindmarsh Island in the electorate of Hammond I had a lot to do with the Chapman family. Sadly, we farewelled Tom Chapman only two weeks ago at St Peter's Cathedral. It was quite a moving service where the eulogies went for almost an hour. I was very pleased to supply Sally Grundy, Tom and Wendy's daughter, with a South Australian flag to drape Tom's coffin because he was very committed to South Australia. Certainly I salute Andrew's work and his work that he continues to do with youth and the marina community.

John Lush, a Mallala farmer who I have known for many years in the agricultural industry, is very much a proud and strong advocate for agriculture in this state, as he has been for many years. I saw him only the other day at the Grain Producers SA annual general meeting. John, as strong as ever, is pushing for reforms in lead organisations across Australia to make sure we get a united message on agriculture, especially in these times where we have seen unprecedented drought here in South Australia and in western Victoria.

John is always a strong advocate. I was opposition primary industries spokesperson during the time when the South Australian farmers federation collapsed and Primary Producers SA was being born, and John was very much at the forefront of those discussions. It was certainly a real pity at the time that the South Australian farmers federation did fall over, because it was a great organisation, but the funding model just did not work. It does not matter how you look at it: you need funds to run organisations.

Now, with the levy model—that was heavily debated—coming into Primary Producers SA, Livestock SA and Grain Producers SA, we actually have a model where these lead organisations can advocate on a farmer's behalf, and there is nothing more certain than in this time of severe drought. I congratulate Brad Perry and the rest of the team, John Gladigau and others, who are doing that vital work for South Australian farmers.

I really want to take my hat off to John Lush. I believe he got a lifetime achievement award at the Grain Industry Awards that were held earlier this year and he certainly deserves that. His is certainly a name that will be forever thought of in agripolitics in South Australia. Let's not forget that every time someone goes off to advocate for other farmers, they are not doing the work at home, and it does come at a detriment to your own property. So I salute John for that service and salute him for the service that he will do into the future.

I knew Dr Peter Rischbieth as a well-renowned doctor, one of the doctors of the highest regard in Murray Bridge, who served in Murray Bridge for many years at the hospital, the emergency department and the Bridge Clinic. He gave such fantastic service. You always knew you were getting the absolute facts working with Dr Peter Rischbieth. He was not just working in regard to the health needs of our region; he worked in different positions across the state in promoting remote and regional health needs so that we can get better outcomes and better health services right across the state.

I absolutely take my hat off to Dr Peter Rischbieth. I have had several conversations with him, and certainly he was one of the lead doctors, along with Dr Martin Altmann and others, with whom I had discussions before the 2018 election on the policy debate around a new emergency department at Murray Bridge.

It was just fantastic working with Dr Rischbieth and the other doctors and health professionals. They went through about nine or 10 drafts of how they wanted the emergency department built, and that just showed the commitment they had to making sure they got the right building, the right services and the right room layout so that it would work. I can assure you, as someone who has had to utilise that building once for emergency treatment, that it is set out well and they do magnificent work. I salute Dr Rischbieth and wish him well in his retirement.

Another person I want to speak on particularly is John Rowley, who received the Medal of the Order of Australia. He is a long-term Liberal supporter. I believe he lives in Adelaide now but he used to run a roadhouse at Yamba near the border. That would have been many long hours of work—anyone who runs their own business like that knows the time and dedication needed for that. I acknowledge John's dedication to the community right across the board. He is a very selfless man, a man who you can have very strong conversations with but you know he is solid and you know he is giving you good advice. I congratulate John Rowley as well.

To all the other winners and to all the unsung heroes who may have been nominated and have not received an award: the process does take time. Not everyone gets through; I understand that. I know people do not do what they do for awards, but it is so nice to see people who have given such great service to their communities, their state and their nation get that recognition.

I have worked with the award secretariat multiple times giving references, as I am sure other members from across the board in this house have done. If you know a proponent for receiving an award, they seek a reference, and I am happy to be part of that process. For everyone who received an award in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours List, I salute you for your service to your community, your state and your nation.