Garth Hamilton (Groom, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

That is very difficult to follow. Continuing the Christmas theme, it is Christmas time all over again, so it is time for me to thank the wonderful people of the Lions Club of Toowoomba West for running the Toowoomba Christmas Wonderland. They do it every year in Queen's Park. This has become part of Toowoomba's way of life since 2003 when the Burstow family first ran their lights festival. It has now become a huge event. We get thousands of kids from across the region come through and see the same installations every year. But seeing them all over again as a parent and watching your kids grow up in that lovely community is a wonderful thing.

Over 40 different businesses each donate and support each one of the light displays, and five different businesses across our community ensure their employees are there to make sure every kid gets a chance to see what is going on, to get a free ice cream. The Lions Club do a great job of raising money. This year, all donations are going towards the Toowoomba Hospital Foundation, the Toowoomba Hospice and a couple of other charities we are bringing into it this year. The main part is how important it is for everyone to get together over Christmas. I want to thank every member of the Lions Club of Toowoomba West for what they do in making Toowoomba such a special place every Christmas.