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

I'd like to congratulation Casino's Karri Williams, who has just been named the Indigenous trainee of the year at the 2018 Hunter Valley Training Company Excellence Awards. Karri is 19 years old, a dental assistant trainee with the Northern New South Wales Local Health District Oral Health Services and has completed her traineeship at the Casino Aboriginal Medical Service over the past year. Karri is one of a number of local Indigenous trainees who are supported by a partnership between the Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation and the Northern New South Wales Local Health District Oral Health Services. This partnership has helped Karri to complete her training in her hometown of Casino through the dental assistant trainee program. Again, congratulations to Karri for such a wonderful achievement. We are all very proud of you.

I'd like to congratulation students from Trinity Catholic College in Lismore, who recently raised $5,000 for motor neurone disease research. Special thanks to those who organised what they called a 'colour run' to raise the funds: Trinity's Dennis and D'Arcy house captains, Morley Cromwell, Cooper Manning, Jia McLaren Hedwards and Toby Wongkruth. During the colour run, runners were deluged by chalk dust as they ran the three kilometre course, creating a vibrant display of colour, fun and enthusiasm. The students were inspired to raise the money for motor neurone disease research by former teacher Bob Delaney, who the school's Delaney's Cup is named after. Bob passed away in 2010 after being diagnosed five years earlier. Former parents and friends of the college have also been affected. Bob's daughter, Katyana, who is now teaching at the school, was on hand to officially start the run. Well done to Trinity Catholic College.

Last week, the Lismore TAFE campus held its awards of excellence evening. It was a pleasure for Karen and I to share the night with the award winners. I would like to congratulate Cornelia Adam-Armfield, who won an award for outstanding commitment to learning; Claire Bryant, the certificate III business administration trainee of the year; Ishka Folkwell, the screen and media student of the year; Kussi Saville, the design student of the year; Anna-Marie Wallace, the visual arts student of the year; Jali Hawkins, the information, digital media and technology student of the year; Jackylyn Pulley, who won the Robyn Butler Memorial Award; and George Johnson, who won Monty's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student of the year.

The awards in the community services category went to Krystal Cottam and Johny Dawson. The business category recipients were Breeanna Wilson, Michelle Stone, Shane McBurney, Amber Russo, Zackary Simmons, Shianne Ford and Rene Schulze. The screen and media winners were Andrew Bird, Dean Burge and Jy Paterson. Gem-Alita Moxham won two awards, one in the creative industries category and the other in the education, employment and support category. In the category of creative industries art, awards went to Chloe Smith-McGrory, Terrianne Ross, Michaela King, Darel Bonanno, Liana Simpson, Pamela Murray and Rebecca Davies. In the early childhood education and care category, the recipient was Gypsy Clarke. The information technology recipient was Tyson Tunsted.

In the education, employment and support category, awards were received by Che Askew-Smith, Katie Coughlan and Ruqiong Wu. The retail and personal services pharmacy winners were Mikaylah Trew, Emma Mustard, Karen Lynch, Alma Lee Eyles and Benjamin De Vellis. The health, aged care and nursing category winners were John West, Angela Mitchell, Lauren Johnson, Megan McGuinness, Sarah Parrish, Megan Perren, Tessa Walker and Monique White. Jamica Owens took out the award in the tourism, events, aviation, cooking and hospitality category. I congratulate all of the recipients and wish them all the best, and congratulate the teachers, who do such a great job.

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