It has been an honour and a privilege to represent the people of Longman in the Federal Parliament since November 2007.

I'm proud of the achievements of the Labor Government on a national level and proud of the improvements we have made to infrastructure in Longman particularly in health, education and roads.

I wish my successor well he carries with him the responsibility to continue to make life better for those of us who live here.

I want to thank my dedicated staff Eileen, Avalon, Robert, Susan, Jenny, Russel, Maigen as well as those who have worked here previously Nino, Bill, Myles and Gaye and our many volunteers with out them much of what has been achieved would not have happened.