Julie-Ann Campbell (Moreton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Earlier this month, the Wellers Hill Bowls Club was ablaze with purple, and it wasn't just because we were celebrating International Women's Day. It was also because we were celebrating the young women who were the recipients of the Moreton Emerging Women Leaders Award. They're now in grade 7 and in grade 12, and, with their parents, carers and teachers as well as many people from our local community, we heard from inspirational panel members talking to those young women about their journey. The Hon. Leeanne Enoch, the first First Nations woman to sit in cabinet, was there. Nadia Bromley, the CEO of Women's Legal Service Queensland, was there, as was Senior Constable Lisa Easton from the Sherwood Police. A big thanks to those at the bowls club who helped put that together—Sam and Renae—as well as Martha Bullen and the whole Moreton team for making it a great success to celebrate our young women leaders.

Moreton has a brand-new community centre, and it's thanks to the Chinese Fraternity Association of Queensland, led by their president, Maria Hong, and their CEO, Fanny Lam. The CFAQ supports seniors, strengthens community connections and preserves cultural heritage. The celebration included so many special parts of my community on Brisbane's south side. The Brisbane First Chinese Scout Group sang the national anthem, 'Waltzing Matilda' and 'Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree'.Member Yang Yang presented a fabulous dance. Yuki Hoe and Xiandi Liu undertook a multilingual song melody featuring Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin songs, and, of course, the effervescent Lewis Lee OAM hosted a charity auction. It's great to celebrate them on this day, but the work that they do in our community has impacts on so many people every day.

Basketball isn't just about how many three-pointers you can net. It's about community, and that's what sport is about—bringing people together, making lifelong friendships. There is no better example of that than the Runcorn Rockets. They were established in 1999 and have an ethos of fun, personal development and team spirit, and they train at Runcorn State High School. They've got over 900 members, with up to 60 teams playing weekly. It doesn't matter if you're in the under-eights Miniballers or if you're in the under-18s mens and womens sides; they do work every day to bring our community together and to drive sport. I was delighted to be there at the singlet presentation on 7 March with their president, Mark Smith, who's been a driving force of the under-16 and under-18 boys heading to China on 15 April for a trip, bringing those teams together.