Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Mr CHEESEMAN (South Barwon) (09:57): I would like to take a moment to celebrate the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, a marvellous sporting event that does a round circuit of my electorate and shows off some of the most scenic parts of Geelong and the Surf Coast. Congratulations to the elite women’s winner, Liane Lippert, and the elite men’s winner, Dries Devenyns, for outstanding performances. This race is an opportunity for the entire world to see our part of Victoria and brings tourists and sightseers from far afield. Tourism is one of the most important industries on the Surf Coast and is the lifeblood of many communities like the Surf Coast and the Great Ocean Road.
On a sadder note I would like to wish the best and a speedy recovery to those participants who were hospitalised after a nasty pile-up in the Barrabool Hills in my electorate on Sunday afternoon.