Rye Yacht Club
Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (09:58): I rise to speak about a couple of visits I had in Rye on Sunday. It was glorious weather, and I started the day at the Rye Yacht Club. It is sensational, the amount of water sports going on there – far more than just sailing, whether it is kayaks, whether it is windsurfers. The amount they are doing for the community – over 350 members, getting the grade 6s in term 1 every year trained up in sailing – is just sensational. Lachie Featherston and everyone at the school get them along. It is just so good to see a club that is bringing people together, getting them active and getting them out on the water. I really thank the club for taking the time to get me through and around to see everything that is going on, whether it is the new umbrellas and barrels up on the deck looking out over the water, whether it is the observationists making sure people are safe in the water or whether it is all the equipment that volunteers are maintaining and the investment that you are all making around the club to keep it a fantastic facility.