David Coleman (Banks, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to recognise the great work of the St George and Sutherland Shire Table Tennis Association. In late September, I was pleased to welcome 180 of the best junior table tennis players from right around the nation to Hurstville, when the association hosted the 2014 Australian Junior Table Tennis Championships. Our community is very proud to have hosted such an event in the electorate of Banks, and I was very pleased to attend and help open that important event.

Just last week, I visited the association and presented Banks Outstanding Sporting Achievement Awards to: Ethan Chow, Matthew Leung, Jayden Lam, Lucy Koh, Celina Un, Alex Yeung, Jayden Leung and Roy Lin. I want to congratulate all of them on their fantastic efforts during this season at the St George and Sutherland Shire Table Tennis Association.

I would also like to take the opportunity to thank the members of the committee. They are fantastic advocates for the table tennis community in our region. In particular, I thank Graham Boyton, Stephen Bruton, Connie Chan, Steve Eggleton, Stephen Gillespie, Marie Pinkewich, Anita Un, Leonie Whiteford, Douglas Flood, Gillian Hutchison, David Sutton, Clinton Wood and Angela Wang. The table tennis community is a critical part of the St George region, and I commend all of the players and the organising committee on the fantastic year they have just had.

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