Thursday, 15 May 2025

Monash Demons All Abilities Football Club

Matt FREGON (Ashwood) (01:40): (1142) My adjournment this evening is for the Minister for Community Sport, and I ask that the minister join me down at Jordan Reserve in my Ashwood electorate to visit the Monash Demons All Abilities Football Club. The Monash Demons are an awesome club. All-abilities football is an important part of our community, bringing inclusion and opportunity to many people, whether it is on the field or off the field. This club proudly calls Jordan Reserve home, and it is a fantastic local park that is part of our wonderful open space down in Ashwood. Last year in this house – and we talked about this – we introduced the George Soles memorial trophy, which is presented to the winning team between the Mazenod Panthers, who are in the member for Glen Waverley’s electorate, and the Monash Demons, so there is a bit of friendly rivalry there. This trophy recognises the contribution of George Soles, who was a beloved volunteer who dedicated his weekends for years and years and years to go and score for the Demons. They are a fantastic club, and it would be just great to have the minister come down, visit them, just see what an important part of our community it is and say g’day to Peter Willoughby, who is the secretary down there and who, by the way, won the 2021 Outstanding Advocate of People with Disabilities at Monash council. I look forward to the minister’s response.