Chris Crewther (Dunkley, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I was honoured to participate again this year in the Australia Day citizenship ceremonies hosted by both the Frankston City Council and the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Well done, in particular, to: Frankston Citizen of the Year, Cheryl Myers; Senior Citizen of the Year, Hilary Poad; and Young Citizen of the Year, Eilis Peters; as well as the Rotary Club of Frankston for receiving the Community Event of the Year Award for the Seaford Farmers Market. Rotary this year celebrated the market's 10th anniversary. I'm proud to be a Frankston Rotary member and to help out at their great barbecues, with which they've raised $500,000 for the community over the last 10 years. Mornington Peninsula Shire Citizen of the Year, Karen Fankhauser, Young Citizen of the Year, Matthew Mayne, and Community Event of the Year, the 125th Anniversary of Mornington Football Club Tragedy, were also acknowledged as prominent contributors to the community. Former councillor Bill Goodrem and the Dolphin Research Institute were also recognised for their lengthy service and ongoing work. It struck me during both ceremonies how much this day means to those becoming citizens. You can't fail to be inspired by their enthusiasm and love for Australia.