Ken O'Dowd (Flynn, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Central Queensland is arguably the strongest sporting region in Australia—and before I get all the boos and heckles from over there, I meant on a per capita basis—and home to great legends like Rod Laver—tennis, Anna Meares—cycling, Jamie Dwyer—hockey, and Gary Larson and Ben Hunt—rugby league? What a great effort.

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of awarding young potential future sporting stars in my electorate of Flynn with Sporting Excellence Awards. These young people were rewarded for excelling in a range of different sports. It just goes to show how Gladstone and Central Queensland are still leading the way. The recipients were Lyncoln Rebel, Lachlan Wilmot, Maddison Campbell, Lachlan Pacheco, Paris Richardson, Hannah Slaughter, Jacelyn Davidson, Lilly Gibson and Rory Noonan. So good on you ,team: well done and keep going!