Bert Van Manen (Forde, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Many of us in this place get to attend a range of community events right across our electorates. Recently, I had the privilege of attending the 2023 Skate Queensland Artistic Championships and opening those championships.

I'm pleased to tell my colleagues across the chamber who are interjecting that I didn't hop on rollerskates; it was much safer for the community not to do so!

I want to take this opportunity to thank the Logan City Council for their work in ensuring that Skate Queensland were able to utilise the fabulous space at the Mount Warren Park sports centre, one of the best venues in the country for rollerskating. I would also like to acknowledge Oscar White and Harper Connors, who led a tremendous skate routine to open the championships and showcase their wonderful skating skills. It was a great way to open what was a terrific weekend of rollerskating for people not just across Queensland but also from interstate. There was a team from Bunbury—the member for Forrest is here in the chamber; a couple of skaters came all the way from Bunbury. I'd like to thank the Skate Queensland executive team, headed by President Mark O'Brien, and the artistic president, Helen Lloyd-Jones. As we know, sport like this keeps our kids engaged— (Time expired)