Bayside charity golf day
Mr ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (09:57): On Monday this week I was very pleased to practically support and fundraise for the Sandringham Hospital by participating in the Bayside charity golf day at none other than Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Australia’s number one ranked golf course, located within my electoral district of Sandringham. This historic event was first organised by the Black Rock Sports Auxiliary in 1952, some 70 years ago, to raise important and much-needed funds for our local hospital. Even though I had a shocking day on the scorecard, with a handicap of only 18 afforded to me, I enjoyed connecting with my local community during the day for a very important local cause. I would like to thank and acknowledge the Black Rock Sports Auxiliary and Beaumaris Rotary as well as the Bayside charity golf day committee, chaired by the great and well-respected Graham Ludecke OAM, Bayside council and of course Royal Melbourne Golf Club for continuing the legacy of this great day and for supporting such a worthy cause that is dear to every heart in the Bayside community.
As I have spoken about many times before in this chamber, Sandringham Hospital is so much more than bricks and mortar on Bluff Road. It is the caring heart of our local community, and it deserves to be funded, it deserves to be respected and it deserves to have a positive, bright and optimistic future to serve not just the current community of Bayside but the future community of Bayside with renewed purpose and vigour. I support the Sandringham Hospital and so does my community.