Page 996 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 29 March 2011
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just behind the sea scouts hall on Lake Tuggeranong. I know Mr Doszpot has been out sailing with them. It is something I have not done yet, but I will have to do it now. Ms Burch also has—
Mrs Dunne: Thankfully it’s very hard to fall in the water out of one of those boats.
MS BRESNAN: That is right. I am sure I could fall in the water though. As others have done, it was wonderful to meet the wonderful people associated with Sailability. It is a really important organisation in terms of the social inclusion aspects that it addresses for people with a disability. It enables people to get out and have fun. It enables them to be with their peers and to do something which gives them some freedom. I think it is a really wonderful organisation.
I also want to acknowledge Glenn Keys from Special Olympics ACT. He is also there—and obviously Sailability ACT have a close association with Special Olympics. There will be a number of sailors from Sailability ACT who will be attending the world games this year. Again, I just want to thank them for inviting me down there. As I said, other members who have been down there have been very supportive of them. They are a really wonderful organisation and do great things for people with a disability in the ACT.
I will make one other quick comment. I know I am going to get shouted down for what I am about to say, but I cannot let one of the most significant announcements of the week go by without acknowledging it—that is, the announcement of the retirement of Darren Lockyer at the end of this year. I know I have said that the Broncos are big listeners of the Assembly. Obviously, it is a very sad day for Broncos supporters in Queensland as well that he has announced his retirement.
I just want to note a couple of the records that Darren Lockyer has achieved. He has the record for the number of times a rugby league player has captained the national team—33 times—and he has also represented Queensland in 33 State of Origin matches. I think it will be quite some time before another player achieves that record. He has also played 336 NRL games, all for the same team—the Brisbane Broncos. It is a big achievement. Obviously, the last home game will be in Brisbane on the weekend of 2 September. I will be there, obviously. It is a very sad day for all Broncos and Queensland supporters. I think even people who do not support the Broncos will acknowledge what a great player he has been for the NRL. I could not let that go by without speaking about it.
Campbell Page
MR HANSON (Molonglo) (5.25): I would like to speak this evening about an event I attended. It was the Campbell Page 25th birthday celebration that occurred on 22 March at the National Portrait Gallery. I would like to acknowledge the presence of Mr Zed Seselja, the Leader of the Opposition, who was also there. For those of you who do not know who Campbell Page are, I will quote from their website:
Campbell Page is an Australian, award winning, not-for-profit organisation operating from over 100 locations. We have 25 years experience in providing
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