Julian Leeser (Berowra, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Tomorrow night is the first match in the State of Origin, but it is also the beginning of the more important grudge match that is the Pie of Origin competition between New South Wales and Queensland, a battle of bakers that will see rampaging Rob Pirina from Glenorie Bakery in my electorate take on meaty Mark Hobbs of Beefy's Pies on the Sunshine Coast, in the electorate of the member for Fisher. The scoreboard is currently New South Wales 3, Queensland 2. Glenorie Bakery has been consistently voted one of the best bakeries in the country and was a triple medallist at this year's Royal Easter Show. One dollar from every pie sold during the Pie of Origin will go to charity. And this year Rob Pirina is donating money from pies sold at Glenorie Bakery to the Westmead Children's Palliative Care Fund. Rob lost his nephew, Charles Sciberras, to a rare degenerative disorder, and that palliative care unit at the Westmead kids' hospital was particularly good.

This year my friend the member for Fisher is also representing his state in the match-up. And I note that Blues player Peter Wallace has been ruled out of round 1 because of injury. Perhaps the member for Fisher should also consider sidelining himself, to avoid a bruising of his ego when our side wins! Ladies and gentlemen, now is the time to get down to Glenorie Bakery and buy yourself, your family, your whole team a Pie of Origin pie for this great cause. Support your state, support your mates, get a pie on your plate—and go the Blues!