Julie-Ann Campbell (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Today I want to talk about two very important community groups in my local electorate, both from the multicultural community. They're absolutely stellar and they have one thing in common: they are both celebrating anniversaries this year. The first is FC Old Bridge, a great football club. On 26 October we celebrated their 30th anniversary. Their president, Amer Sadikovic, is a wonderful bastion of our community and a pillar of our community. He, along with the Balkan community, puts on a big show every time we go out there. The club was founded in July 1995 by a group of athletes and football enthusiasts. They've got about 150 senior players and a strong junior program, but, fundamentally, the club is a focal point of our local community.

The second organisation I want to talk about today is the Chinese Ethnic Broadcasting Association of Queensland. Just this Saturday gone, we celebrated their 45th anniversary at a dinner. Their president is Elsa Shuay. The organisation started up in 1980 and began broadcasting in Chinese on 4EB, the very same year. 4EB is the only full-time local ethnic broadcaster based in Brisbane. It brings language to so many parts of our community and is important to social inclusion and the way in which we communicate.

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