Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Volunteers are the glue that hold our community together. They are the ones we can count on in times of need to lend a helping hand and they ask nothing in return. And since 1997 the Hughes Community Awards have recognised the selfless work of the myriad of volunteers living and working within the federal seat of Hughes. These awards are for those living amongst us who do not ask for recognition or reward for their acts of kindness. This coming Sunday, I will be pleased to present the Hughes Community Awards for 2016. This year's winners include Dianne Foyle, Julie Godfrey, Maxine Gray, Abraham Stephen, Michael William Bretherton, Troy Adams, Graham Ware, Michael Zacharia, Gail Popplewell, James McDonald, Lara Giles, Maureen O'Reilly, Paul O'Neill, Faith Bancroft, Michael Peter Hodson, Jennifer Gormley, Allan Corben, Mark Henry, Alison Pritchard, Robin Gardner, Lloyd Hedges, Anne O'Grady, Coral Slattery and Berenice Nixon. I look forward to shaking the hands of every one of these volunteers and congratulating them on the Hughes Community Awards for 2016.

In the few seconds left, I would like to say thank you to all those small-business people who will be out working over these holidays, while many people here, in the Public Service and the ABC, will be taking very, very long extended holiday breaks. Many small-business people will be lucky to have Christmas Day and New Year's Day off.

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