Kevin Hogan (Page, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

An election commitment I gave was for new goalposts for McKittrick Park. I must say that I had an attempt at kicking the first goal at the opening game this season, which was a very unflattering attempt. They are going to come in for much better use this weekend, because McKittrick Park will be the venue for the Group 2 Rugby League grand final. It has been 40 years since a grand final has been played at the iconic McKittrick Park. The South Grafton Rebels are taking on the Coffs Harbour Comets. So to the coach, Dallas Smith, and the players Ian Leota, Steven Walker, Tom Grady, Jeff Skeen, Karl Woodley, Josh Harris, Grant Stevens, Dwayne Duke, Hughie Stanley, Jordan Walker, Oral Monaghan, Rhys Walters, the captain, Luke Welch, Anthony Cowan, Chris Carr, Malcolm Webster, Roy Bell, Nick McGrady and Brett Woods, you can be assured that we will all be barracking for you this weekend. It is going to be a big weekend. Local businesses are being asked to dress up in red and white. The game starts at 2.30 and I encourage people to get along, if they can—and go the Rebels!

This Saturday, the Wollongbar Alstonville Rugby Old Boys are having a fundraiser this Saturday. We have a guy, Dave Allen, who is running around Australia to raise money for the White Cloud Foundation, which is supporting Australians suffering from depression and anxiety. That will be happening on the Wollongbar rugby field this Saturday, and I would encourage people to attend.

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