Wednesday, 9 February 2022

Members statements

Greater Shepparton Sports Hall of Fame

Ms LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (09:46): It was a very special honour to attend the third Greater Shepparton Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony held at the Eastbank centre in Shepparton last Friday night. This year’s event was a wonderful celebration of the exceptional sporting achievements over many years by inductees originally from Greater Shepparton. To make the evening extra special for me and my family, my nephew Sam Brown was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his many accomplishments in dancesport. It was a very proud moment for Sam’s parents, my sister Louise and her husband, David, Sam’s brother Rodney and our entire family. It was also wonderful to celebrate the career and achievements of Steele Sidebottom, whose family have been long-time family friends.

I would like to congratulate all 26 inductees on this wonderful honour and recognise their contribution to Greater Shepparton’s rich sporting history. Aiden Blizzard and Raelee Thompson were inducted for cricket; Sam Brown, dancesport; Stacey Collier and Terrie Crozier for lawn bowls; Leigh Egan, BMX racing; Narelle Gosstray, baseball; Julie Staudenmaier, nee Gross, for basketball; Matthew Higgins and Connor Holland, hockey; Steven King, Steele Sidebottom, Stephen Tingay and Adam Yze for AFL; Jarrod Lyle, golf; Dennis and Barry Myers, speedway racing; Emma O’Keeffe, sports aerobics; Alan Rossignoli, badminton; Xavier Russell, clay target shooting; Tom Spark, squash; John Sutherland, trapshooting; Val Sutherland, netball; Bryan Thompson, motorsport; Doug Tuhan, athletics; and David White for volleyball.