Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party, Deputy Chairman , Coalition Policy Development Committee) Share this | Hansard source

Last Saturday evening I had the pleasure of attending the presentation night for the Montrose Netball Club. The Montrose Netball Club began back in 1974 and since then has been a highly successful club run by a dedicated group of parents and volunteers. They have always had a large number of teams who have competed in the Montrose and Yarra Valley area. This year 16 teams took part in the winter season, with nine teams making the finals and three teams going on to win premierships.

I want to pay tribute to all of the players, all of the parents and all of those who make the club the great success it is: the president, Mignon Harrington, who has been there since the very first day, unstoppable and dedicated; the secretary, Sue Reynolds; the assistant secretary, Julie McDonald; the treasurer, Brigitte Harrington; the coaches convenor, Melissa Allwell; and all of the other coaches who do so much for the club. All of us in this place in one way or another support local sporting groups, but I think we would all agree that female sport does not often get the recognition and support that it deserves.

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