Fiona Scott (Lindsay, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Today I rise to speak on the amazing contribution that the people of Lindsay provide in cancer support and research. Recently, Adam Bensen, Manager of the Penrith Golf Club, worked with the Leukaemia Foundation U.G.L.Y Bartender of the Year competition to raise 88 nights of accommodation for rural families in need. This is a great result and I would like to congratulate Adam for the work he has done.

Also, I was recently at the Celebrity v Survivor Darts Challenge with none other than Mark Geyer. This event, put on by Rodney Titovs, is there to work for prostate cancer, which is a really big killer of Australian men. Even within my own office we have held three Cancer Council morning teas—two Pink Ribbon morning teas and a Daffodil Day morning tea. They have been widely accepted by the community, which came along, donated and really got involved. But it also brought survivors together to be able to tell their stories.

I would particularly like to thank Kristy and Kristina Whitman for all the work that they have done in creating amazing hampers, to auction for the ladies who were there. I am very proud to come from an electorate such as Lindsay, an electorate that really digs deep to help others in need. It is an honour to represent such a wonderful area.