Bert Van Manen (Forde, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to recognise the efforts of two organising committees of local festivals. Over the past two weekends I have had the privilege of attending the Ormeau Lions Fair, held by the Ormeau Lions Club, and the Eagleby Festival, held by the Eagleby Community Association. My congratulations go to Norm Jessen, the president of the Ormeau Lions Club, for organising the sixth annual fair. Many of the locals call it the 'Mini Ekka'.

From the Ormeau fair one weekend to Eagleby the next, I was fortunate to be able to experience yet another great community event in my electorate. The Eagleby Community Association, which organises the annual Eagleby Festival, did another fantastic job this year—it was bigger and better than ever. I even noticed, coming out to check out the festival, a few people I had seen the previous weekend in Ormeau.

The great thing about the Eagleby Festival is that it is a free event, which means that families are able to have a good time with free rides and free entertainment. There is heaps for families struggling with cost-of-living pressures. I would also like to thank the members of the Eagleby Community Association for their hard work, which brought smiles to the faces of the many thousands of people.