Brett Whiteley (Braddon, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My electorate of Braddon has more than its fair share of local sporting champions, but last night Devonport local Macey Stewart rose to a new level when she claimed gold in the individual time trial at the UCI Junior Road World Championships in Spain. At just 18 years of age, Macey is proving to be unstoppable after claiming her third junior world championship title in the last six weeks. The electorate could not be prouder. When Macey returns to Devonport I will be honoured to present her personally with a Local Sporting Champions grant. Last week I had the honour of presenting 18 other local sporting champions with their grants. This Australian government initiative is designed to provide financial assistance to young people aged 12 to 18 towards the cost of travel, accommodation, uniforms and equipment when competing or coaching at state, national or international competitions.

I would like to congratulate, along with Macey, the following recipients of a Local Sporting Championship grant: Tyler Wolfe, Thomas Wylie, Robert Muir, Adrian    Kubsch, Linden McCarthy, Jordan Stokes, Kynan West, Bailey Knowles, Joshua Burns, Emma Jago, Laura Briant, Jenifer Phillips, Simone Stillger, Taya Eyles, Natalia Ayesu, Caitlin Radford, Alexandra Deegan and Georgia Pearce. I encourage young sports men and women to visit my website, brettwhitelymp.com.au, and apply for a Local Sporting Champions grant. It is inspiring when our young people dream of reaching for the stars—just ask Macey Stewart.

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