Page 1948 - Week 07 - Thursday, 20 August 1992
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I have received some fascinating responses, from a simple recipe for a date loaf from one person to a comprehensive menu, complete with a recommendation as to which wine to drink with each course. So I am getting some very interesting responses. A lot of people have not responded yet, and I thought I would do a bit of advertising and remind people that charity will benefit from this. It is a non-profit-making venture, and members of the Assembly, or anybody else who has not yet responded to my invitation, might like to note this and let me have their contributions.
Recycling Display
MR STEVENSON (5.03): I rise to offer my services to Mr Kaine to check out the meals that are submitted. I also rise to commend the Minister for Urban Services, Terry Connolly, and his department for the excellent recycling display that is currently situated on the ground floor of the Canberra Centre. I believe that it will be there for two weeks. It has a lot of interesting photographs of what is being done, and during the peak hours, particularly at lunchtime, there is an officer there to answer questions. The overall idea of parliament is to educate people into beneficial ideas, and this is an excellent example of how that can be done.
Charity Walk
MS ELLIS (5.04): I rise to address a couple of the more charity minded arrangements that have come to my notice. I understand that today is Stand Up for Africa Day. We are all very aware, I am sure, of the needs of people in Somalia, in Ethiopia, and in fact throughout the Horn of Africa. I also mention Yugoslavia as another area of concern to the world at the moment. Our community is being asked to contribute its sometimes rather scarce resources to many calls for assistance. Some of these needs are beyond our comprehension. I encourage the community to contribute to these calls for help as well as they are able.
But I want to bring to our attention the fact that there are calls within our own neighbourhood, on a much smaller, but still important level, that we need to be aware of. We all know how valuable the work of the Salvation Army and the Smith Family is to the community, amongst other groups that serve us. These groups are struggling, after a particularly cold winter in Canberra, to keep up their level of service and assistance. The Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union and Amateur Sports Club has joined with the Tuggeranong Valley View newspaper to hold a charity walk to assist these two particular community groups in their work in the Tuggeranong community. The walk will be held on Saturday, 29 August, beginning at 11.30 am, from the Tuggeranong Rugby Union Club at Erindale. It will cover a distance of approximately eight kilometres and will finish at the Wanniassa enclosed oval with a free sausage sizzle. The cost is $2 for a single registration and $5 for a family. You do not need to go out and get sponsors; you just need to donate your sponsored docket.
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