Kevin Hogan (Page, National Party, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I can't wait. The Casino Dance for Cancer is going to be held at the Casino RSM Club on 29 June. Hosted by the Cancer Council, it's an opportunity for all kinds of members of my community in Casino to put their talent to the test and be judged in a dance competition which will raise funds for the Cancer Council. The donations are used for world-class Cancer Council research, prevention programs, advocacy and support services.

This year the dancers are Erica Trustum, Marika Gava, Cindy Richards, Sarah Smith, Sonya Marks, Adam Armistead, Dan Clark, Cohen Parrish and Margaret Magner. They're given 12 weeks. They're teamed up with a professional dance teacher to learn a recital while also doing fundraising activities. The dancers have a goal of raising $3,000 in donations and have the chance to win three awards: the people's choice, the highest fundraiser and the judges' choice. The dance teachers this year are Sophie Gray, Arabella Barrett, Sarah Bird, Astoria Chapman, Angela Bontea, Keely Maguire, Jess Smith O'Rourke, Kate Dennis, Libby Wyatt and Jess Freeburn Mackney.

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Kate Dennis, Libby Wyatt and Jess Freeburn Mackney. I'm on the judging panel along with Richie Williamson, the state MP for Clarence, Robert Mustow, the Richmond Valley mayor, and previous dance star Leesa Battistuzzi. I'm going to have my special gold judging panel jacket on, and I can't wait. I wish all the dancers the best of luck for the night.

I'd like to acknowledge Grace Parsons, Sammy-Jo Johnson, Georgia Redmayne and Carly Leeson, who are from my community. They have been selected to play in the 2024-25 Women's National Cricket League season. Georgia, from Alstonville, and Lismore's Grace Parsons have been selected for the Queensland Fire. Sammy-Jo, from Lismore, has been selected for the New South Wales Breakers. And Maclean's Carly Leeson has been selected for the ACT Meteors.

Georgia and Grace have played alongside each other for the past two seasons on the Queensland Fire team, as well as the national one-day final against Tasmania last summer. They're spending another season together. Carly's recent success had led her take on a recent leadership role with the Meteors. Previously, she's played as high up as Australia A. Sammy-Jo is incredibly excited to play in this season of the league. The Women's National Cricket League is a significant step towards professionalism for domestic cricket, with it being played just prior to the Women's Big Bash League.

Georgia, Grace, Sammy-Jo and Carly: you are consistently making our community incredibly proud with your incredible cricket talents and representation of our area. We wish you the best of luck for yourselves and your teams this season.