Tony Pasin (Barker, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was very pleased to present an Australian flag to the team at Bedford-Heritage in Mt Gambier last week. The flag was accepted by an employee Brenton Thomas on behalf of the not-for-profit organisation. Mr Thomas is a long-time member of Bedford-Heritage and is a passionate about his role of raising the flag every morning.

The manufacturing plant which provides job opportunities for people with disability or suffering disadvantage is just one of the many organisations and community groups in Barker that has been presented with an Australian flag since last year's federal election. Of course I have welcomed all requests for flags over my first six months as the member for Barker. In my role as member of this place, I am pleased to be able to provide Australian flags for not-for-profit organisations, schools, sporting organisations and other community groups in my electorate. It has been a great pleasure to present flags to the likes of Bedford-Heritage over the past six months, and I look forward to many more opportunities.

Heritage is renowned for designing and manufacturing a diverse range of quality timber products for clients around Australia and the world. It produces an impressive range of services and products like presentation wine boxes, pallets, packing cases, screen-printing, building products, children's toys, plaques and other custom-made wooden products. Bedford's Australian Disability Enterprises are accredited to recognised industry standards. Being located in Mt Gambier, in the heart of the South Australia's pine tree and blue gum plantation timber forests, affords Heritage the ability to choose fine quality wood from some of the world's best timber mills to craft a large range of products.