Thursday, 1 August 2024

Paris Olympics

Jeff BOURMAN (Eastern Victoria) (10:01): One of the things I like about shooting is it is really gender blind and size blind. It does not really matter; as long as you are not blind, basically, you can shoot. I am going to make a bit of a mention in recognition of a lot of the shooters that are out there doing their thing in the Olympics. Most of them are female. We have the trap shooters, Catherine Skinner from Mansfield, who is from Mansfield Clay Target Club, and bronze medal winner – so far our only one in shooting, which is pretty unusual – Penny Smith from Camperdown. The male trap is James Willett. Then we have Aislin Jones from Lakes Entrance, who is a junior from Bairnsdale Field and Game. We have Mitchell Iles, who lives in Carlton. In the rifle stuff there is Jack Rossiter shooting smallbore and air rifle, and a strange one is Caitlin Parker from Dromana in boxing. It is good to see people from my electorate and my interests.

Bev McArthur interjected.

Jeff BOURMAN: Yes, and yours too, Mrs McArthur. But it is good to see people out there giving it a go on the world stage.