Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On Saturday 5 December, the annual merchant mariners morning will be held at Norah Head. This is an occasion when the community comes together and remembers the contribution that merchant mariners made during the war. It is a great community event. At the event, the keynote speaker will be Peter Morris, the former federal member for Shortland, who has made an enormous contribution to shipping. We will have speakers from Gorokan High School. The two school captains will be speaking about the contribution that merchant mariners have made. We will also have representatives of merchant mariners. In addition, we will have the Toukley Public School involved in providing music. The Scouts will be involved, as will community groups—Brackets and Jam will be providing all of the sound equipment and making sure that everything runs smoothly. Norah Head Search and Rescue will be coordinating dropping a wreath into the sea because one of the ships was wrecked just off the coast at Norah Head. This is a very special, very sombre event and something that really remembers merchant mariners and their contributions.