Dan Repacholi (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

If you're looking for somewhere to get away to, look no further than the Hunter Valley. We have it all: great food, great wine and golf. If you're looking for somewhere that has this trifecta, Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort is the place to go. Cypress lakes shows off the best of the Hunter Valley. It's in the heart of wine country, and it has world-class food and amazing restaurants like Cypress Lakes Bistro and Bar and the Oak and Vine Cypress Lakes. They have cozy, luxurious accommodation at the oaks resort, and, to top it off, they have an elite golf course.

Their golf course is so good that Clint Newton, the son of legendary Australian golfer Jack Newton, has decided that it will be the venue for this year's Jack Newton Celebrity Classic. This event is iconic. It brings together the biggest names all for a great cause. Even the late great Bob Hawke was a regular at this event. The course at cypress lakes is the perfect venue for this event. It will also bring together some of the best junior golfers from around the world when it hosts the Jack Newton International Junior Classic.

Now they've rightfully been recognised as the holiday paradise that they are, Deputy Speaker Claydon. I'm sure you know that too, being not being far from the area. They've been nominated for an award at the World Travel Awards. I reckon we have a clear winner here, and I look forward to getting out to cypress lakes again soon and having a hit. Cheers, guys. Congratulations and good luck.

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