Kevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to commend a number of local sporting champions from my electorate of Menzies. Firstly—and this may come as a surprise to some of my rural colleagues in this chamber—the new world woodchopping champion resides in suburban Doncaster. Lawrence O'Toole led the Australian team to victory in the world championships in Germany, claiming two world records in the process. In fact, he joins his father and his grandfather as a third-generation world champion woodchopper. Secondly, I congratulate Bronwyn Butterworth, from Lower Templestowe, who won the World Taekwondo Championship in Lima, Peru. This follows her wins in both the US and the Canadian open championships. Thirdly, I congratulate Jade Vella-Wright, who won a gold medal in the Victorian Gymnastics Championships and, indeed, followed up with a bronze medal in the Australian championships. I would especially like to congratulate two Warranwood Primary School Students, Cooper and Rhys, both of whom have cerebral palsy, who will compete in multiple sports in this year's National Track and Field Championships. To each of them at different levels of athletic competition, to Lawrence O'Toole, Bronwyn Butterworth, Jade Vella-Wright and, of course, Cooper and Rhys: we salute you and commend you for your sporting prowess.