David Coleman (Banks, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Communications) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On 29 August I attended the Moon Festival celebration for the CASS seniors group in Hurstville. As it is every year, it was a fantastic event with people coming together to celebrate the very special time of year that is Moon Festival. There was moon cake. There was chocolate this year, as well. There was dancing and, most importantly, there was a lot of fun. I want to thank Tica Lee, the vice-chairperson of CASS; directors Teresa Chiu and Winnie Fung; and Ivan Wong, the general manager, who does an incredible job in managing so many aspects of CASS's activities. CASS has existed for more than 40 years, and it helps thousands of people in our community every year. Congratulations to CASS on another great Moon Festival event.

On 31 August St George District Netball Association held their annual presentation day. It's always a great day. There are games. The finals are played, and everyone comes together for the presentation to acknowledge teams and players that have done exceptionally well during the year. Thank you to Marlise Edmondston, the vice-president and acting president, who is doing a lot of the heavy lifting at St George District Netball Association at the moment. She does a fantastic job, as does Lara Mina, the secretary, who has been involved with the association for many, many years. It was great to see representatives from the Titans, from Oatley and from Kyle Bay all being represented and coming together at the Rockdale courts for a terrific presentation day.

On 24 August I attended the Roselands Raptors medallion day at Bennett Park. It was great to chat with Kylie Kegg, the president; Fiona Ross, the registrar; and other members of the committee. Medallion day is something that is run by the Canterbury District Soccer Football Association. All the kids, in addition to perhaps getting trophies from their own club, also get a medallion from the association. It's something I haven't seen before, and I think it's a really good initiative. Kids came from all over Sydney for the medallion day event, and Bennett Park was seen to advantage. Thank you to Roselands Raptors for hosting me on the day, and congratulations on hosting a really large event, with people from all over Sydney.

Lugarno FC is an iconic football club in our local community, and its player numbers are at record levels. More than 800 people signed up this year. On 24 August it was terrific to attend their presentation day and to catch up with the president, Sue Dick, who has been involved with the club for decades; the secretary, Michael Jarevski, who has served in different executive capacities over the years; and many other members of the executive. We were presenting awards for younger kids. Seeing the excitement and enthusiasm on their faces reminds us of why community sport is fundamental to our community and why Lugarno FC is such a great organisation.