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

The premise is a simple one: get together with your neighbours, share some food, play some games and meet some new friends. That is the premise of Neighbour Day. It was held in Kuraby this last Saturday just gone, and it was put together by a fantastic community champion, Faiz Ahmed. It's been an annual event since 2021. Whether you're riding on a pony, playing backyard cricket or sharing a snag, it brings our community together in a special way that reduces isolation, strengthens local ties, improves community wellbeing and bolsters social cohesion.

This last Saturday just gone, kids were proudly displaying their medals and holding up their trophies. We heard about one player hitting a half century of just 22 balls, and we were there to celebrate players at the Macgregor cricket club awards. I want to congratulate and thank the members of the executive there—Ankur, Chirag and Nimisha—for all that they do for the club that's been around since 1974 and boasts 270 members from super sevens to elite competitors and many more joining the junior and master blasters programs. It's almost entirely volunteer run, with strong parent involvement in coaching, umpiring, scoring and administration. To those players, I say congratulations to all of you. Well done.