Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Earlier this month I was proud to host the Hughes Community Awards to recognise the dedication of volunteers from the Hughes electorate and to thank them for their outstanding commitment. Special thanks go to Adele English, Paul Burgess and Roger Pitt from the Canterbury Bankstown Tennis Association; Tara Banbury from the East Hills Netball Club; Elaine and Gordon Crockett for their fundraising activities; Kerry Fozzard from the Child Protection Foundation; Garry Murray from Panania Diggers; Mike Weatherly and Brian Collins for supporting groups like Scouts New South Wales; Bob Bell from Panania Youth Soccer Club; Phyllis Aldridge from the Revesby Ladies Group; Joan Carter from the Sydney Heritage Fleet and Aussie Hero Quilts; John Sutherland for supporting people with disabilities; Leanne Reed for her work supporting the National Breast Cancer Foundation; Peter McIlveen, who had served as a volunteer Sutherland police officer; Austin Gillan, a volunteer bus driver for the Sir Thomas Mitchell Residential Care Facility; Ian Hamilton for raising money for charity and working as a Bushcare volunteer; Russell Smith and Max Portsmouth for supporting Make-A-Wish Australia; Steven Smith for his long-term work on the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal; Barry Grant, as President of Woronora River RSL; Fergus Haines for his work with children's charities and Neighbourhood Watch; Mitchell Brack for supporting Sutherland SES; and, last of all, a special mention to seven-year-old Lennon Maher for supporting ChildFund Australia.