House debates

Monday, 26 September 2022

Statements by Members

Global Kids Clothes

4:09 pm

Photo of Gordon ReidGordon Reid (Robertson, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I wish to commend Global Kids Clothes, which is an outstanding group of women in Robertson on the Central Coast who meet weekly to knit and sew clothes for girls, boys and babies in some of the world's most disadvantaged countries. Global Kids Clothes has been operating since 2015 on the Central Coast and was started by founder Denise McKnight who I recently had the pleasure of meeting at one of my mobile offices in the beautiful suburb of Bensville. Denise mentioned to me that, since the creation of Global Kids Clothes, members of the group have gone on to knit and sew almost 10,000 items of clothing. They distribute these to 31 countries across the globe. The group meets from 9 am to 1 pm every Wednesday during school terms in the Greenhouse at Coast Community Church. I encourage any Central Coast resident equipped with sewing or knitting skills and looking for a worthy cause to go along and contribute to one of the group's meetings and help make a difference to the lives of young children around the world.

My appreciation and thanks go to Denise McKnight and her husband, Peter McKnight, and all the ladies involved with Global Kids Clothes, in particular Doreen Warriner, Sueanne Rose, Brenda Briggs, Ellen Paul, Diane Merryful, Chrissy Crawley, Julie Garnsey, Patricia Manning, Enid Brew, Maree Dollin, Maree Gear, Diane Prosser, Colleen Jones, Glenda Edwards and Margaret Farmer—a small group making a big difference in the world.