Craig Kelly (Hughes, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On Sunday 10 November, on the eve of Remembrance Day, I was pleased to unveil a new memorial in the Sutherland Shire that listed all the names of those who served in World War II. I did this with the Sutherland Shire mayor, Carmelo Pesce, at Peace Park, on Eton Street in Sutherland. The new memorial received funding from my office, under the federal government's Armistice Centenary Grants Program, as well as from the Sutherland Shire Council and local RSL sub-branches. The memorial will be a lasting and fitting tribute to the sacrifices made by those from the Sutherland Shire and the cumulated efforts of many dedicated individuals who made the memorial possible.

I'd like to convey my thanks to members of the Hughes Centenary of Armistice Commemoration Committee, Jack Abernethy of Engadine RSL sub-branch; Clive Baker of the Shire Military Club; Barry Grant of the Woronora RSL sub-branch; Paul Griffiths of the Bundeena RSL sub-branch; Barry Mcfayden for the Heathcote RSL sub-branch; and Bruce Watt of the Sutherland Shire Historical Society. Special thanks should also go to Marilyn Handley and Sue Hewitt, two local historians who compiled the 498 names from the Sutherland Shire that make up that memorial.

I also note that when we say, 'Lest we forget,' we have celebrated the centenary of Anzac and we should continue to commemorate that every year with as much enthusiasm. (Time expired)