Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland)—I would like to recognise more than a dozen Lower Hunter volunteers, who received Long Service Medals earlier this year with the NSW Rural Fire Service [NSW RFS]. At a presentation, at the Fire Control Centre in East Maitland, 13 members were honoured for their lengthy commitment to the organisation. Those to be awarded Long Service Medals included: Brad Maguire (10 years – East Maitland and Maitland Vale-Luskintyre brigades), Nicholas Crowther (11 years – Lochinvar), Sam Jerrett (11 years – East Maitland), Kieron Pritchard (11 years – Bolwarra-Largs), Gary Price (12 years – East Maitland), Simon Rumbel (12 years – Thornton) and Richard Harding (12 years – Lochinvar).

Adrian Black (23 years – Thornton), Andrew Horn (23 years – Gresford and Thornton) and Robert Metz (28 years – Bishops Bridge and Lochinvar) collected their Long Service Medals 1st Clasp. Long Service Medals 2nd Clasp also went to Roslyn "Dawn" Robson (30 years – Thornton), Peter Roth (31 years – Thornton) and Alan Paterson (33 years – Thornton). Congratulations to each and every one of you."