CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
Ms CAMPBELL (Moreton) (16:26): I recently had the pleasure and the honour of attending the changeover dinner of the Australian Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Queensland. The chamber is an organisation that makes a significant contribution not only to our community but also to our economy on Brisbane's southside. It promotes Taiwanese entrepreneurs, develops business opportunities, and promotes social and cultural exchange.
I take this opportunity to really celebrate the work of the outgoing president, Anita Huang, who held more than 70 events just last year, and also to congratulate the incoming president, Richard Huang, who is the 20th president of the chamber and a local businessperson, and he will make a fine contribution to our community going forward. I found myself this weekend pouring syrup—yellow, blue, red—over shaved ice.
I was at the school in my local suburb, Corinda State School, who were holding the Festival of Nations. This is an event they hold every second year. It is more than a fete, it is more than a fair; it is a celebration of so many different communities that exist across our local community, the most multicultural in all of Queensland.
They celebrated the more than 50 nationalities in the school community, and whether it was fairy floss, cakes or face painting, we indulged in it all. I really want to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate the principal, Carmel Herbert, and P&C president Greg Peever, as well as all of the fantastic volunteers who put on events like this which bring our community together—thank you, thank you, thank you.
Like many people in this House, I know that people are starting to organise the awards for their local schools in the lead-up to awards evenings at the end of the year. We have undertaken a process so as not to click a button and order our trophies online this year. This year we have chosen to go to one of the more than 1,400 men's sheds in Australia.
There are more men's sheds than Maccas! This year, our local men's shed in Sunnybank has been kind enough to accept our order to make the trophies that will go to schoolkids who we celebrate at the end of the year. I take this opportunity to really thank the 135 members who go, day in, day out, Monday to Friday, and their president, Geoff Curtis.
They contribute so much to this community: a Santa sleigh, mud kitchens for kids in Acacia Ridge, and wooden toys for disadvantaged children. Thank you to the Men's Shed of Sunnybank.