Cranbourne Bowling Club
Ms RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (09:58): Last Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the Cranbourne Bowling Club alongside Senator Raff Ciccone and the member for Holt, Cassandra Fernando, to present them with an Indigenous Australian and state flag and mark the beginning of their pennant season. I am extremely grateful to president Chris Birchall, secretary Karen Hickson and board member Steve Bakker for organising the event and keeping the Cranbourne Bowling Club up and running. The bowling club has a long history in Cranbourne. They were established in 1963 and have provided a venue for social activities and sport for generations of people. Cassie and I bowled the opening ends amongst much laughter and encouragement from the club participants. It is a pretty raucous and fun-loving mob at the Cranbourne bowls club and a place of inclusion.