Gabriel Ng (Menzies, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to congratulate the Jackson Court Traders Association on a very successful Halloween Spooktacular. I popped down to Jackson Court in Doncaster East on Friday with my kids. My daughter was dressed as a little witch, my youngest was a little grim reaper and I had a Mario hat. It was clear from the moment I arrived that the event was a roaring success. Jackson Court was absolutely packed with kids dressed up as werewolves, superheroes and aliens. There was a little dog dressed as a pumpkin. The court had been decorated with cobwebs and skeletons. There were dinosaurs roving around, animatronic monsters and face painting. All the stalls were open and giving out sweets to kids and giving them stamps to encourage them to visit all the traders and finish the trick-or-treat trail.

It was heaps of fun, but I know that it took a lot of work on the part of the Jackson Court Traders Association. It wasn't just about providing a great event for children. It was about promoting local businesses and connecting the community with some of those local businesses, like Sportsafe mouthguards, Royal Stacks hamburgers, Three Monkeys Place and all the traders in Jackson Court. I say thank you especially to Con, the president of the Jackson Court traders for playing such a big role in organising everything. We are really lucky to have an entrepreneurial and innovative but also community-minded business sector in Menzies.

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