As I've previously said here, apparently, I'm told, in 2012—14 years ago—I was given an honorary social membership of Marrickville Golf Club. I don't play golf. I leave that to my deputy prime minister who is a very good golfer. I can talk about tennis all day, but, for them to draw this extraordinarily long bow, I do not have a card as a member of Marrickville Golf Club, I haven't spoken to and don't know who the executive of Marrickville Golf Club are. I used to walk my dog on Marrickville Golf Club, and, I must say as well, I have been to the birthday party for Lewis the Cavoodle and dogs on the fairway of Marrickville golf club. I have done that.

It is known as 'Royal Marrickville' tongue in cheek, sending up Royal Sydney. When I get a membership such as Royal Sydney, it is declared. The fact is that, in 2012, apparently, they said, 'You're an honorary member.' I don't have a card, I never got anything, I don't use the facilities, and I don't do anything whatsoever for it. But the Inner West Council wants to fix the Cooks River. At the moment, raw sewage flows when there is flooding on the floodplain, which is where the golf course is.

I was involved in a campaign to defend Marrickville Golf Club when some people in the council—the Greens—wanted to stop it being a golf club and wanted it for passive, open space.