Speeches

CASS Moon Festival Celebration

Thursday, 17 October 2019

Speaker, the Chinese community recently celebrated their Moon Festival, and I had the pleasure of attending the Chinese Australian Services Society's Social Support Group Moon Festival Celebration.

The celebration of the moon festival is about bringing people together and giving thanks.

This year, CASS invited me to join their Social Support Group in Peakhurst, where I was able to serve moon cakes to their disability group as well as their elderly group.

It was a great opportunity to interact with the CASS community, and discuss their concerns about the local area.

Local Sporting Club Presentation Days

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

September was a month of sporting presentations, starting with the Connells Point Netball Club presentation evening which I attended recently, at which the club celebrated its recent successful season. The evening was held at Club Central Hurstville. The Connells Point Netball Club has been active within the community for over 60 years and has members between the ages of five and 70 years. The club provides its members with the opportunity to compete at all levels of sport, from beginners to professional competitive levels.

Church@thepeak

Church@thepeak

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

Speaker, I rise to welcome the funding provided by the State Government to Church@thepeak in my electorate of Oatley.

Church@thepeak is a growing congregation, and meets at Peakhurst South Public School.

As a result of the increasing amount of young families in the area, the Church has recently started a playgroup for parents and toddlers for both church members and those in the broader community in order to promote social interaction amongst families.

Wheelchair Sports NSW

Wheelchair Sports NSW

Wednesday, 16 October 2019

I acknowledge the fantastic work of Wheelchair Sports NSW, which I have had a lot to do with over many years, and commend their ongoing commitment to athletes with a disability.

Wheelchair Sports NSW was established in 1961 and believes that everyone in New South Wales can enjoy the benefits of sport alongside each other and works to enrich the lives of people with a disability through participation in sport.

Wheelchair Sports NSW designs its programs to cater to disabilities such as spinal cord injury, spina bifida, amputation, paraplegia and quadriplegia.