Gai Brodtmann (Canberra, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Every Saturday during the season, 1,000 girls and young women and an increasing number of boys and young men, as well as countless volunteers, gather to play netball at the Tuggeranong Netball Association courts in Calwell. As the proud patron of the TNA, I rise today to note TNA's success this year, which was made possible by the hard work of many both on and off the court. I acknowledge TNA's executive, including President Jonathan Toze, whom I am pleased to say is in the gallery here today. Thanks, Jonathan, for being here, and thank you, Cathy, for joining him. I say thank you to vice-presidents David Tronerud, Nicky Leatherby and Natalie Fraser, to Ashlee Tronerud, who is the secretary, to Maggie Tattersall, to Anna Antonakos, to Marty Simon and to the umpire delicate to Netball ACT, Natalie Simon. I say thank you to its life members, who have served for so long and have helped build TNA over more than 30 years: Sue Smith, Erica Lauchland, Peter Lauchland, Kate Durham, Helen Whitby, Rose Harker, Cheryl Gustowski, Vivian Pollock, Joanne Sparkes, Sean Roche, Lyn MacLay, Marg Argue, Debbie Dunster and Josie Conlon. Last month, I was honoured to present the inaugural patron award to Holly Hancox. Congratulations and thank you to TNA and the executive for everything you have done for our community. (Time expired)