Elder Electorate

Ms CLANCY (Elder) (15:49): I want to take the opportunity, after having a really great morning, to have a chat about some sports clubs in my electorate. My day this morning started off very well. I took my beautiful dog Pepsi for a walk at a quarter past five, and then I was at Adelaide Oval. I was so excited that I got to be part of the Parliamentary Friends of Rugby League touch footy match this morning.

I got to play on Adelaide Oval and I got most valuable player for the blue side, so I was loving life. Do you know, and I think the member for Morphett would appreciate this: I was actually pretty good. The only times that I fell over was when I was going for the ball and it was very slippery. But I am proud of it, I think I made a good effort and I was very determined. I am proud to stand alongside the member for Hartley in our team as well as Emily Bourke from the other place and the member for Waite. I was against the member for Colton, the member for Mawson and the member for Reynell—I am probably going to forget somebody.

It was a really great morning and I got to play with Anthony Minichiello against Petero Civoniceva, and our coach was 'the chief', Paul Harragon, so it was an incredible morning. I am officially into rugby league and I will be heading to the State of Origin match tomorrow night after another event with the member for Newland.

Last weekend, I was at Auskick at Goodwood Saints footy club with my little one and it was just so good. There were so many young people there playing and learning the member for Morphett's favourite game and just having a really good time. It was a lot of fun also volunteering and helping out, and I really felt my heart rate going up, but it was really nice to be able to take part in the volunteering at that great club.

On Saturday, I thought it would be a good idea to take Pepsi, the aforementioned dog, to Colonel Light Gardens Football Club for a game. It turned out to be a terrible idea because, while she is very calm at 5.30 in the morning, seeing a bunch of people running around an oval with a ball is not actually a great time for her. She is seven months old and a little bit hectic, so I apologise to the Colonel Light Gardens Lions for bringing a barking, pulling dog to the game, but congratulate them on the awesome effort of their B-grade team who absolutely smashed it.

I then took the risk and took the dog and the child to Kenilworth Football Club where I again got to see the beautiful new scoreboard that they received from state government funding. I also got to check out the new nets which are excellent. They stop the balls from going quite so far away and it also means that not only is it better for the players as they do not have to run quite so far to retrieve the ball, it is also really nice for the neighbours and people using nearby areas to not have balls flying around. I think Pepsi might be a Kooka's supporter because she was much more calm at Kenilworth Football Club, so I guess that is her thing.

I just wanted to point out that I am really proud of the clubs in our area. They do such great work. Thank you to all the volunteers at our clubs. I am looking forward to the Kenilworth Football Club ball that is coming up in a few weeks. This weekend, I will be heading to South Adelaide Basketball Club which I share with the member for Gibson. We both have some of their courts in each of our electorates so we both love the South Adelaide Basketball Club. I will be heading there on Saturday for a couple of games and I am really looking forward to it.

I also wanted to thank, because it was only a couple of weeks ago that we had National Volunteer Week, all our incredible volunteers, not only within our sporting clubs but also as part of organisations like Treasure Boxes. I do want to thank the member for Hurtle Vale for doing a really big drive recently for Treasure Boxes and getting a lot of things donated, including pyjamas, sheets and quilts.

Treasure Boxes do amazing work in our community and provide support to young people and families who have had to leave home unexpectedly or quickly, and are not able to take everything with them. Particularly in winter, it is really important that they have everything they need, so I want to encourage anyone listening to please donate to Treasure Boxes, either with pyjamas, blankets or sheets, or by just making a financial donation, because the volunteers there would really, really appreciate it. One more thing before I wrap up: I just wanted to congratulate Rob and Bella, from Cheesy Charlies in my electorate, on the birth of their little baby boy.