Matt Thistlethwaite (Kingsford Smith, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

TLETHWAITE (—) (): On 23 October I was proud to join hundreds of locals to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mascot Kings Football Club. Mascot Kings is the result of a merger between two clubs—the Kingsford Megisti Soccer Club, established in 1972, and the Mascot Jets Soccer Club. The clubs combined in 1995 to form the Mascot Kings, which plays out of L'Estrange Park in Mascot. They support hundreds of locals playing the great game of football, from MiniRoos right up to the under 45s in both the women's and men's competitions.

But the Mascot Kings is more than just a football club; it's a family, which supports many charities in our local community. At the celebration I was honoured to present Lisa Cassells and Joe Santangelo with the Glenn McEnallay Award, named after a local police officer, Glenn McEnallay, who was killed in the line of duty in 2002. It was wonderful to hear from some of the club's founding members at the celebration, and I pay tribute to them for their foresight. I thank President James Mavroudis and all the board and volunteers associated with the Mascot Kings. Congratulations on 50 years.