David Coleman (Banks, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise this afternoon to thank the Hurstville Seniors Computer Club for hosting me at their recent meeting.

The Hurstville Seniors Computer Club has been around since 1998—nearly 20 years. The role of the club is to encourage older people in our local community to learn important computer skills. Of course, with every day that passes, the importance of technology increases and increases. The club has over 300 members and it is run on a voluntary basis. People pay just $15 per year to attend the meetings and training sessions. It really makes a difference for older people in my community.

There are courses about how to use the internet, Excel, Microsoft Word and various other courses as well. The Club offers courses on things as diverse as video editing, web design and genealogy—websites like Ancestry.com. It was good to speak to members of the committee and I very much appreciated their hospitality. I particularly want to thank: President Pamela Samuels, Vice President Clyde Bevan and Treasurer Geoff Turton. Thank you for your time and I look forward to visiting you again very soon.