Tennis great Roy Emerson in the ‘Emerson Museum’ at Nukku Nook with his sisters Daphne Anderson and Hazel Stewart during a visit to Blackbutt earlier this year

April 8, 2015

An official e-petition has been lodged with the State Government pressing for recognition of Blackbutt’s favourite son, tennis ace Roy Emerson.

The petition, lodged by Hazel Christie Small on behalf of the Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association, has been sponsored by Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington.

It calls for the renaming of a section of the D’Aguilar Highway as “Roy Emerson Way”.

Like all e-petitions, it is signed online.

Names must be submitted before May 31.

The petition reads:

Queensland Residents draw to the attention of the House the request by members of the Blackbutt and District Tourism and Heritage Association Incorporated that the section of the D’Aguilar Highway, between Kevin Allery Bridge (Blackbutt) to the north side of the Nukku Bridge (Nukku North Road) be named Roy Emerson Way.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to re-name the section of the D’Aguilar Highway, between Kevin Allery Bridge and north of the Nukku Bridge, to ‘Roy Emerson Way’.

Roy Emerson in action at the 1963 Dutch International Tennis Championships
(Photo: Hugo van Gelderen)

 

11 Responses to "Petition Lodged To Honour Emerson"

  1. I request the House to re-name the section of the D’Aguilar Highway, between Kevin Allery Bridge and north of the Nukku Bridge, to ‘Roy Emerson Way’.

  2. What a wonderful idea for a wonderful man.

    Certainly a yes from me to rename the above mentioned section of the D’Aguilar highway to ‘Roy Emerson Way’

  3. “Roy Emerson Way” shows great respect to a great Australian Champion of Tennis from a challenging era, so just do it please. So a YES from us.

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