Mal Brough (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It is with great pride on behalf of Beefy's family bakery on the Sunshine Coast that we accept the challenge on behalf of all good Queenslanders. There may be only 4.6 million of us and 7.5 million New South Welshman, but they will need every one of them because of the Queensland spirit embodied by Billy Moore, another great Sunshine Coaster. That immortal Queenslander gets the spirit and the blood pumping. Tonight, as they run out as heroes on behalf of Queensland, led by Mal Meninga and Cameron Smith, we can do our bit. We can lift our hand with a Beefy's pie. We can have a pie in one hand and a Diet Coke in the other and we can say, 'Queenslander' as we take up the challenge to raise $15,000 for the Children's Hospital Foundation. To Mark and Belinda Hobbs of Beefy's, you have a wonderful product. Artie Beetson, the great, immortal rugby league champion, in the first-ever State of Origin laid a right cross on the jaw of Mick Cronin to set the legend alight. He will be back there tonight, in heaven, with his Beefy's meat pie saying, 'Give one to Queensland. We are all part of the team. We are Queenslanders.'

Bruce Scott (Maranoa, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

And a very proud Roma boy was Artie Beetson, whom I went to school with.