Page 3318 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 21 August 2019
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to be a woman to help empower women. Thank you again to Zonta for the wonderful life-changing work they do.
Reclink Australia football match
MR PARTON (Brindabella) (5.54): I want to make brief mention that the Reclink Community Cup fundraising AFL game is just around the corner. I know you are all excited. I know you are excited, Madam Speaker.
Reclink provides amazing services to those on the edge of homelessness in the inner north. Mark Ransome is their main man, and his work on the ground is just amazing. He has this uncanny ability to patiently engage with those on the margins and get to the bottom of their problems. I am absolutely certain that without the intervention of Reclink, those inner north complexes would be much less hospitable than is currently the case. I say that with a clear understanding that there have been some enormous challenges, but I cannot give enough praise for Mark Ransome and the work that Reclink does.
The Reclink Community Cup sees the media team, “The Noise”, take on the musos, “The Lime Stones”. As a former radio announcer in this town, I have been given honorary entrance to the media team and I will be putting on the white and red jumper for the third year this year. Our team will include a number of the journos whom we see around here very often. Dan Jervis-Bardy and Daniella White from the Canberra Times office will both be playing, along with Emma Groves from WIN TV; Finbar O’Mallon, Andrew Brown, Sally Whyte, Karleen Minney and a bunch of others from the Canberra Times; Brent Ford and Eddie Williams from Capital Radio; Aggie Bradshaw from 9News; and Tom Maddox from the ABC, and a stack of others, many of whom I have left off because I just could not remember.
My understanding is that my Greens colleague Mr Rattenbury will be assisting to umpire the game. I note that an umpire was accidentally struck on the head in an AFL game on the weekend, from an errant elbow from a Dockers player on the way through. They had to go off the ground hurt. But I certainly welcome Mr Rattenbury’s involvement and I am sure that nothing of the sort will happen during this game.
This game is not about the result. It is a fundraiser and it is about bringing the community together. But I am here to tell you that we will get them this year, Madam Speaker. We will get them. In the history of Reclink in Canberra, the media have never, ever won, but as will be the case for this chamber next year, the drought ends this time; I am declaring it.
So come on down; have a watch and a laugh. It is all happening on Sunday, 8 September at Jamison oval at Macquarie. It will be a wonderful family day, with live music and food. I think it is $10 or $15 to get in, in terms of the concession and regular prices. And of course, bring a footy down and have a kick at half-time.
Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame
MR MILLIGAN (Yerrabi) (5.57): On Saturday night I was lucky enough to be invited to the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame, AMAHOF, awards evening.
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