Matt Burnell (Spence, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Yesterday I was honoured to wear No. 6 for the Riverside All-Stars in their third annual Hope Cup Charity Cricket Match against the Gawler Police XI. It was a fantastic afternoon with a brilliant turnout by our community and a lot of action on the pitch. We saw this humble member weave five overs of pure magic with the ball. Nathan Lyon is good, but he's never seen me!

We also saw Senior Sergeant Rob Mowday bowled for a golden duck. I imagine plenty of defect notices were handed out on the drive home. We saw Damian McGee, the well-loved proprietor of the Exchange Hotel in Gawler, named man of the match. He's not quite Damian Martyn, having also been bowled for a duck, but, most importantly, he raised the most funds out of all players, with a total of $32,000 going towards people sleeping rough.

That monumental effort means people like Troy, who I met yesterday, can be lifted out of homelessness and into full-time work to get their lives back on track. In Troy's case, he'll have the joy of becoming married in the very near future as well.

I give my full credit to Darren Dwyer of the Salvos for producing outcomes like these through incredible initiatives like the Hope Cup in partnership with Rob Mowday. Your work does not go unnoticed, and our community is lucky to have you both.

Just in closing, to the fabulous ADF members up in the gallery today: thank you for your service, and I hope you have a fantastic week here on exchange with the other members of parliament in our respective offices.