Keith Wolahan (Menzies, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's hard to hold onto good friends over time, but you've got to make an effort. So, when a club that was formed by friends celebrates its 60th anniversary, we shouldn't just celebrate it; we should find out what they did and then learn from it. I was really pleased to join Amelia Hamer and Katie Allen at the 60th anniversary of the Hong Kong Club—60 years. The current president, Michael Tse, was there, and the founding president, Kam Leung, was there as well. To see both presidents bookended by 60 years of friendship was an amazing thing. Just imagine when they came as students in the 1960s, a lot of them at RMIT but some at Melbourne university and Monash also. They didn't have any friends, didn't know anyone, had to learn the language and had to try strange food. They got together, learned from each other and gave each other a leg-up through tough times. They had a magazine; it was called Flight of the Southern Geese.For those of you who don't know your birds, southern geese fly across the whole planet. They do so in a V-shape, and they take turns being at the lead. What I noticed about this club is they don't have ballots for president; they take turns being president because being the head of that is tough. I want to say to all of the committee—the past president Emily Tang as well as David Wong, Maria Hui, Paula Lau, Kendy Tat and Patrick Leung—I admire you, and I really appreciate being your member in this place.