Geoff Lyons (Bass, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It would be remiss of me not to mention the Sheffield Shield. I congratulate Tim Coyle, the coach of the Tassie Tigers, and George Bailey, the captain, on a wonderful victory for the best state in Australia—Tasmania.

I was at the TIS awards the other night and I came across some wonderful young people. There was Amy Cure, who won world titles in cycling in Europe; Belinda Goss, who won legs of the Netherlands Cycling Tour; and Eddie Ockenden, who captained the Australian hockey team during the year. These are great individuals who really represent Tasmania well.

I would like to mention Marjory Kerslake. Marjory is not an outstanding athlete, but for the last 37 years she has supported the Devon Netball Association and is a life member of Netball Australia. She is a fantastic and dedicated woman, and you would not find anyone more dedicated in any sporting arena. I would also like to mention Joshua Bowring, who is an umpire in netball. There is little recognition for these wonderful servants of the game, but he umpired in the Australian Netball League and did a semi-final in Launceston as well as the grand final in Melbourne. I also mention Ray Denton of the Paringa Archery Club, who gave wonderful and outstanding service to our community.