Russell Matheson (Macarthur, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to congratulate the Macarthur community on a fantastic event supporting locals living with cystic fibrosis and their families. The Macarthur DA Global Swimathon for Cystic Fibrosis raised more than $130,000 this year for CF clinics at Sydney's Children's Hospital. The fundraiser includes a launch dinner at the Camden Valley Inn and a swimathon at Wollondilly Leisure Centre. I would like to pay tribute to the organising committee and the sponsors who made this event possible: DA Global, Hennings jewellers, Camden Valley Inn, FDC Construction, Tahmoor Coal Glencore, the Advertiser, Denham Constructions, Byrons Chartered Accountants, Wests Leagues Club, Tahmoor Medical Centre, Illawarra coal, Coca Cola, Framing Beautiful, Hillbrick Bicycles, Macarthur Castles, TRN construction, D. Vitocco Constructions, AGL, Phoenix Transport, Eden day spa, CJD Equipment, Wollondilly Leisure Centre, South West Sydney BEC and C91.3FM.

My hat goes off to Martin and Vanessa Sinclair, from Camden Valley Inn, who donated their venue, food, refreshments and much more to make the launch night such a tremendous success; to Dom and Jo Altobelli from DA Global, who donated $10,000 to be the major sponsor of this year's event and have signed up to do it again next year; and to Team Coshi, who raised more than $18,000 and received the Michael Cotton Memorial Trophy for raising the most money for this year's swim. The team swam in memory of their good friend, Michael, who sadly lost his life to cystic fibrosis last year.

This is a great community event, which grows bigger and better each year. I congratulate all involved. Let us hope that CF one day means 'cure found.'