In the WA Parliament

In October 2021 Dr Livingston's work in rural and remote Western Australia was recognised in both Houses of the State Parliament, around the time he received the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine's Distinguished Service Award.

Legislative Assembly, 21 October 2021

Statement by the Member for Roe, Mr Peter Rundle MLA. Hansard page 4692.

The Member for Roe welcomed Michael and Rachel Livingston to the Speaker's gallery and announced Michael's nomination for the ACRRM Distinguished Service Award. He spoke about the clinics opened in Jerramungup, Bremer Bay and Varley, the team's COVID-19 vaccination coverage, and Michael's teaching and advocacy for regional health services. The Leader of the Opposition and the Minister for Health also acknowledged Dr Livingston in the chamber that day.

Hansard, Legislative Assembly, Thursday 21 October 2021, page 4692: statement by the Member for Roe titled Dr Michael Livingston. — Source: Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard), Legislative Assembly, 21 October 2021, p 4692, corrected version.

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Legislative Council, 27 October 2021

Statement by Hon Shelley Payne MLC, Member for the Agricultural Region. Hansard page 52.

Speaking after the award was presented, Hon Shelley Payne congratulated Dr Livingston on the ACRRM Distinguished Service Award and recognised his years of work as a doctor and emergency physician in Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun, the clinics in Jerramungup, Bremer Bay and Varley, and the COVID-19 vaccination clinics he ran across the region.

Find it in Hansard on the Parliament of Western Australia website