Timmis Speedway, Mildura
Jade BENHAM (Mildura) (09:42): I also wish to acknowledge the committee and members of Timmis Speedway in Mildura – the efforts and hundreds of thousands of man-hours contributed to a community asset whilst motorsport still fails to get the funding it deserves. During the election campaign the Nationals committed $675,000 to assisting the members of Timmis Speedway in bringing back their track, which has bred not only champions such as Cam Waters and most recently his brother and newly crowned SA modified sedans champion Jarod Waters, but many other state and national champions across different classes. Meanwhile in other motorsports Josh Waters just won the MotoGP at Phillip Island and Ross Lamattina has just been crowned the junior dragster Australian champion. Timmis Speedway are in desperate need of a new catch fence and lighting for the safety of competitors, and I meant what I said in my inaugural speech: in Mildura we put champions on racetracks. I urge the government to invest in the sport.