Julian Leeser (Berowra, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yesterday, I had the honour of attending and presenting awards to the outstanding members of the Pennant Hills junior AFL club, the Demons. The club is 52 years old and has a proud history of developing high-performing junior players and elevating them into the ranks of major AFL clubs. I was honoured to present the senior club member of the year award to Joe Stewart, who as ground manager has run every Sunday game day from 6.30 am like clockwork. I also presented Joel Cousens with the junior club member award for his passionate coaching contribution to the under-14s group. Congratulations to seven players awarded life memberships who have reached 150 games or provided 10 years of service to the club. They are Harry Patchett, Luke Richards, Henry Toczydlowski, Aengus Taylor, Oliver Barry, Michael Whyte and Jake Protogeros.

The club has a deep commitment to building community and considers everyone family. This is shown in the outstanding contribution by the Penno Demons volunteers who received life memberships, including Theresa Taylor, who has been a club stalwart for over 10 years, Dean Moran, who has always gone beyond the call of duty, and Kevin Eynaud, who is a passionate mentor and leader. His exceptional coaching skills have played a pivotal role in developing young players. Finally, I'd like to acknowledge the Penno Demons president, Steve Protogeros, and vice-president, Graeme de Vallance, for all the work they do for the club and its members. Congratulations to the Penno Demons. They're a great community club. As the Prime Minister has the Sharks, so I too have the Demons.

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