Ken Wyatt (Hasluck, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The Hasluck Local Sporting Champion Grants kicked off in Hasluck last week. I had the privilege of presenting 11 local sporting champions with certificates to recognise their excellence in their chosen sports. The local sporting champion grants are about giving opportunities to young sporting men and women to continue to pursue their dreams. The local sporting stars in Hasluck were chosen because of their enormous individual commitment to their chosen sport, which involves early mornings and late nights, and numerous consults with physiotherapists, chiropractors and podiatrists.

For the families of these sporting champs, it means giving up weekend mornings so that you can cheer on from the sidelines for the children that make you proud. I want to acknowledge Michael Verran for swimming, Trent Daniele for baseball, Dustin Brown for baseball, Jarryd Bain for baseball, Ethan Williams for rugby league, Toby Sullivan for rugby league, Luke English for AFL, Jessica Shaw for calisthenics, Emma Green for lacrosse, Ben Harris for canoeing and Rebecca Robinson for swimming.

I was extremely impressed by all of the sporting champs and I wish them all the best in their future endeavours and hope that they achieve their dreams of becoming professional sports men and women. I know they will make us all proud. When I interviewed them on the presentation of their certificates, all of them had a great sense of pride not only in the sporting pathway they were choosing but also for the level of support they receive from their families, who give up an incredible amount of time.

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