Eric Hutchinson (Lyons, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last Saturday morning I had the good fortune to attend a sad but very successful fundraising event at Perth in the north of my electorate of Lyons. The publican at the Queens Head Inn at Perth, Les Oakley, organised this very special version of Australia's biggest morning tea cancer fundraiser. This very special event was organised in memory of Mrs Pauline Davey, who has coordinated the town's annual morning teas with her friend Janice Burn for the past seven years. Sadly, Mrs Davey, who was a cancer sufferer herself, died earlier this year, so Mr Oakley volunteered to help keep the event going as a tribute to the well-known and dedicated community worker.

Mrs Davey's husband, Tony, advised me that more than 180 people turned up to the morning tea this year, I have no doubt many to remember the contributions made by Pauline over many years. They raised more than $2,700, which will go to the Cancer Council of Tasmania. Mr Oakley prepared most of the food, including home-made sausage rolls and soup. Former Perth IGA supermarket proprietor Dennis Woods organised all the bread and fillings and Margaret Double made the sandwiches. Yvonne Morton made scones, as she always does.

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