Wednesday, 3 December 2025

 Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (14:06): (2051) Acting President Berger, there are a lot of great sporting clubs in the Southern Metropolitan Region, as you well know. My question to the Minister for Community Sport is: can the minister outline how the government is supporting local sporting clubs in the region? One of the great sporting clubs that provides support to others, and particularly others around this place, is the Hampton bowls club, which for the past two years has supported the annual parliamentary lawn bowls evening, which is an event for former members to connect and engage in some lighthearted sporting competition. But not everyone who participates is very good at bowling, and so the Hampton bowls club, particularly Geoff Magrin and Bryan Dickinson, have been extremely patient in providing some coaching advice and support, as well as bringing some equipment and tips and tricks for skills and coaching. It is an incredibly generous offer that the Hampton bowls club makes to help those less fortunate, including former members of Parliament, and make sure that they know how to bowl.