The Hon. AILEEN MacDONALD (10:07): I move:

(1)That this House acknowledges the 16 July 2024 opening of the upgrade to the Captain Cook Memorial and Lighthouse at Point Danger on the New South Wales and Queensland border.

(2)That this House notes the $6.5 million upgrade stands the lighthouse ready to serve as a beacon to mariners for decades to come.

(3)That this House recognises that the iconic lighthouse is a significant landmark for the Tweed Shire Council.

(4)That this House notes that the site has significant cultural heritage for Indigenous Australians, with artwork illustrating its significance embedded in the stonework of the lighthouse as part of the upgrade.

(5)That this House congratulates the Tweed Shire Council on its role in the completion of the upgrade, which not only accommodates the Marine Rescue NSW operations centre at Point Danger but also has a cafe, gallery and toilet facilities.

(6)That this House acknowledges the Marine Rescue NSW Point Danger facility logged 27,763 crossings of the Tweed River bar and undertook 176 rescues, saving 318 people on the water, over 2024.

(7)That this House notes the facility was first opened in April 1971 as a joint venture between the Tweed Shire Council and the City of Gold Coast.

Motion agreed to.