Kevin Hogan (Page, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

A very exciting event will be happening in my community from 23 May to 2 June, Beef Week in Casino. I actually had the member for Capricornia sitting next to me under the delusion that the Beef Week capital of Australia is Rockhampton; it is not. The Beef Week capital of Australia is indeed Casino. The week's events are going to be very exciting. We kick off with opening night and the crowning of the Beef Week queen. There will be a lot of events. We will have Beef Meets Reef at Evan's Head, busking, fashion parades, art exhibitions, a golf open, breakfast with the butchers, cow pat lotto—a lot of money can be won doing that—cattle competitions, the Beef Week races and a rodeo, a 'Mr Beef'—that is always a highlight of the week—and much more.

I congratulate the committee: Stuart George, Frank McKey, Belinda Dockrill, Grant Shedden, John Hamilton, Sam Chilton and Sarah Yeo. They were assisted by Cherie Holdsworth and Lena Mager. The sponsors—very important—were: Richmond Valley Council, The Land, Casino RSM, TURSA, 900 2LM and ZZZ FM, West Lawn and Richmond Dairies and more. To the member for Capricornia, you have been told: we are the Beef Week capital.