STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Ms CLUTTERHAM (Sturt) (13:31): On 4 May 2008, 17-year-old Sam Davis was tragically killed in a one-punch attack. His parent's immense and indescribable grief at Sam's loss inspired them—the Hon. Nat Cook, Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly, and her husband Neil Davis—to establish the Sammy D Foundation, with the aim of equipping young people with the skills to prevent such tragedies from happening again.

Two weeks ago, I attended the annual Sammy D fundraiser at the magnificent Adelaide Oval to celebrate not only Sam's life but to again acknowledge the devastation snap acts of senseless violence have on families across the country. The Sammy D Foundation works to stamp this out through programs like Impact, which educates young people about the negative impacts of bullying, harassment and violence, teaching them how to keep themselves and their mates safe.

The Sammy D Foundation is making a real difference, particularly through its engagement with schools, with 94 per cent of students who take part in a Sammy D Foundation program becoming more aware of the impact of one punch, and, in schools that have worked with the Sammy D Foundation on a long-term basis, violence has reduced by over 80 per cent. Nat Cook, you and Neil are an inspiration, and I ask every member of this House and of the other place to support you as you do everything you can to make sure no family experiences the effects of a one-punch attack.

Vale Sam Davis.