Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Financial Services) Share this | Hansard source

I wish to congratulate all of the staff and volunteers of the Little Bay Coast Centre for Seniors, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last week. The centre is a meeting point for a strong and vibrant community of seniors and retirees in our area. The last quarter of a century has seen the Little Bay Coast Centre for Seniors have a big positive impact on the physical and mental wellbeing of older citizens in our community. Today, over 500 members take up most of the activities that are on offer at Little Bay, and this includes 60 classes each week, ranging from exercise activities, arts and crafts, new technologies, dancing and learning new languages. While it's located at the old Prince Henry Hospital site at Little Bay, the centre's catchment area spans over 16 local government areas with members travelling from Sydney to be part of this wonderful community. The broad appeal has seen the centre win multiple awards for services to the community since its formation in 1994. I was very pleased to join many of the founding members of this important institution at a lunch on Sunday. Particular congratulations go to the CEO, Linda Mearing, and the chairperson, Christine Kilcran, for the wonderful job that they do. Congratulations and happy 25th anniversary to the Little Bay Coast Centre for Seniors in my community.

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