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House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, First Session (53-1)
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Reynella

Mr WINGARD (Mitchell) (15:55): I rise today to speak about the wonderful community of Reynella and Old Reynella. I have mentioned here before the beautiful schnitzels at the Crown Inn and their wonderful social club. They are a great part of the community.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I'm hanging out for one. I'll be there.

Mr WINGARD: You have been invited and I am happy to take you down again, Deputy Speaker. It was a great night when we went down there with a few members of the house. It is a great social club and a great part of the community.

Other parts that are equally as impressive are the Reynell Business & Tourism Association, chaired by Gary Hennessy, a group that is passionate about upgrading and reinvigorating the high street in Old Reynella. They have done some marvellous work over the years and should have due recognition for the upgrading of the historic changing tables which are worth a look. When we go down there, Deputy Speaker, I will take you there as well.

The Reynella Neighbourhood Centre is another marvellous group. They have just had their AGM, and Eunice Hearne has stepped down as chairperson after three years of stellar service. Thankfully, she is staying on as secretary to ensure a smooth transition. Tony Nicholls was elected chairperson and Marc Roberts is the vice chairperson, and I wish them well and all the best for the future.

The centre is a hub for the Reynella community, from quiz nights to English-as-a-second-language classes. The craft groups are brilliant and they even have high-tech training for those wanting to advance their skills in mobile phone technology and electronic devices. There is plenty on offer and plenty more than that down at the Reynella Neighbourhood Centre. Most important and commendable, of course, are the staff at the Reynella Neighbourhood Centre. They are outstanding and play a big part in helping out the entire community of Reynella and Old Reynella.

That leads me to the local football team in that neck of the woods, which is the Reynella Wineflies, and their great president, Dave Denyer, who has done a marvellous job this year. They made the grand final. Sadly for them, though, the seniors were beaten by a kick after the siren to lose the grand final, which was disappointing. They were looking to go back to back. Of course, that all took place at Hickinbotham Oval last weekend.

The under 14s, however, did win the flag. They are a very good side and I know this firsthand because their monster lads beat us three times during the course of the year. The team that I coached was rock-and-rolled by Reynella on those three occasions. A big congratulations go to Craig Austin who was named SFL coach of the year. He coaches that side in the under 14s.

That leads me to the Reynella Cricket Club, which is preparing for a big season across all grades. I want to mention the Cricket Champs program that they established last year. This is a brilliant program for late developers, giving everyone a go at playing cricket, which is one of Australia's favourite sports. These are kids who perhaps have not had the greatest of opportunities in mainstream cricket, if you like, and they have developed a program that will help them get into cricket at a slightly later age. It was the first centre last year set up outside of Perth for children who are looking for this extra development and extra attention, and it was absolutely outstanding. I went down a few times and the kids loved it.

There was one lad in particular called James, who was just an absolute standout. He had so much energy and he was so passionate. Every time you tossed him the ball he would go back off the long run and, no matter who was batting, he would try to knock them over every time. Then when you did give him a bat and he got it in his hand, he would try and put every bowler he faced back over the fence. It was great to see.

The great thing is that the assurance this young lad has developed out of this program has given him the confidence to go and play in the under 15s, which is the plan for this year. It is a great credit to the program. James Neiderer and his wife, Jenny, and Jordan Wright from the Reynella Cricket Club did a marvellous job in putting that program together, and it is going to roll around again. It is great to see them getting into the community, not just helping the kids who have some talent and are gifted in cricket but helping out all levels and getting everyone involved in the great game of cricket.

The bowls club is going from strength to strength and the numbers there are fantastic. The tennis club at the back of the complex flies under the radar and is very self-sufficient, and the whole crew out there does a marvellous job.

Next door in this facility is the Reynella Small Bore and Air Rifle Club. In the wake of the Commonwealth Games I want to pay tribute to two teenagers—Emma Adams, who is 15, and Jack Rossiter, who has just turned 17—who made their Commonwealth Games debut earlier this year. They were part of Australia's strongest ever shooting team for the games. Emma and Jack have been shooting for almost five years and they both contested the 10-metre air rifle event at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. They train four sessions a week and work very hard.

Their club and state coach, Carrie Quigley, was very impressed that they actually made the senior team. There was some suggestion that they were going to be kept out of the Commonwealth Games team and just keep with their development, but they were so strong that it was imperative that they be picked for this side because it was seen as a great step in their development. Back at their own local club in Reynella, they have now progressed to mentoring other junior members and competing against the seniors on most Friday nights and often they win those competitions.

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