STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr SOON (Banks) (16:42): I recently had the privilege of welcoming the Minister for Aged Care and Seniors to the electorate of Banks. Together we visited the Holy Spirit Aged Care Centre, in Revesby. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many residents at Holy Spirit for taking the time to talk to the minister and I—including Peter, who told us about his time playing rugby league for the mighty Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

I would also like to extend my thanks to the staff at Holy Spirit Revesby for their wonderful hospitality and incredibly hard work. Local sporting clubs make a tremendous contribution to our communities, providing an avenue for both athletic participation and personal development for our young people. I would like to recognise the recent milestone of the Connells Point Rovers Football Club, who are celebrating their 60th season.

Congratulations to the whole club, particularly club president Lance Condon, for putting together a fantastic evening to celebrate that I was able to attend. I would also like to recognise the Revesby Rovers Football Club, who recently brought the community together to hold a fundraiser in support of the Mark Hughes Foundation. In doing so, they raised over $30,000 to support patients experiencing brain cancer and research into combating it.

Congratulations to the Revesby Rovers for their fantastic work not only in supporting the great work of their foundation but in continuing to promote local support for the young people of Revesby.