Russell Matheson (Macarthur, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On Friday I took part in the Wollondilly Shire Council's Mayoral Charity Golf Day in Picton. The golf day raised a considerable amount of money, which will be used to buy iPads for children to use during their cancer treatment at Campbelltown Hospital, through the ambulatory care service. Children are admitted to the paediatric unit when they have problems such as high temperatures and infections. Because they cannot interact with other patients in the unit they are often isolated in a room for up to four or five days. The iPads will be allocated to the patients during their time in hospital to help occupy their time and provide a distraction from their medical treatment.

In recent years the mayor's charity golf day has supported many different charities in my electorate. These include The Right Start, Wollondilly Youth Hub, the Kids of Macarthur Health Foundation, the Heart Foundation and U-Turn the Wheel. Locals can participate in the day by entering a team to play golf, donating a prize for the auction, sponsoring a hole or making a donation. I would like to publicly thank the sponsors of this year's golf day: Balloon Aloft, Benedict Industries, Campbelltown City Council, Complete Staff Solutions, Dee Jays Hair and Beauty, Elders Real Estate, Funnells Electrical Contracting, Hogs Breath Cafe Campbelltown, Hones La Hood Lawyers, IMB Building Society, Macarthur BEC, Macarthur Chronicle, the Macarthur Credit Union, Paolo's Restaurant, Pepper Tree Ridge, Picton Karting Track, R. Coffee, Southside Fire Safety, Supa IGA, TRN Group, Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, White Waratah Retreat, Wollondilly Anglican College and 2MCR. Thanks to all of these local businesses and to Wollondilly council and its mayor, Col Mitchell, for organising such a great event to support local children living with cancer in the Macarthur region. I would also like to acknowledge the state member for Wollondilly, Jai Rowell, for his attendance on the day.