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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)
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Light Electorate

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (15:18): I would like to use this opportunity to discuss a few events in my electorate to reflect on the wonderful work being done in the electorate of Light and surrounding areas to improve the quality of life of people in our community. Firstly, I would like to talk about the annual School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences prize ceremony that I attended, which is hosted by the University of Adelaide at the Roseworthy campus. These annual awards are designed to showcase and acknowledge the contribution made by very successful students in the various programs at Roseworthy in terms of animal behaviour and veterinary sciences.

I am proud to say that the veterinary science school and animal behaviour program at Roseworthy is a world-class program. It is one of the newest (if not the newest) veterinary science schools in Australia and it attracts candidates from right across Australia to study there. Additionally, because it is a modern facility it also attracts some of the best academics from across the world. I have met many of them over the last few years and their track record is quite impressive in both research and teaching.

The school has also introduced a new program, a Bachelor of Science (Animal Behaviour), which will start later this year. The school prizes and scholarships cover all the programs offered at the school and, as I said, are designed to make sure those students who excel in their studies are acknowledged for their work.

I was also invited to officially open the Injury Hub in Willaston just off Gawler's main street. It is a new service provided by David Giles and Jamie Phillips, who previously ran the Physioactive service in Gawler. This is a small business and, as I said on the night at the opening, small business is a very tough ask of anybody. Opening a new business is actually very risky, but these two gentlemen, David and Jamie, have done an excellent job in bringing together a number of people in the medical sciences and allied health areas to provide a hub of services to people who require them. I will go into that in a moment.

I would also like to mention that, on the night, I met up with Maureen Costin, who is the former owner of the premises. For those people who know Gawler, it was a building that burned down. The new owners have done a wonderful job to protect the heritage of the building, renovate it and make it of use today. In addition to the physio services provided at the Injury Hub, there is a dietician providing dietician services, exercise physiology, and a spinal assessment and rehab clinic provided by Professor Matthew McDonald. There is a neurosurgeon on the site who is also an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Andrew Comley. You can also find at the hub an exercise and sports physician, Dr Kevyn Hernandez. Bringing these services together helps people to get better more quickly. I would like to commend the investment by the two individuals mentioned in this great venture in Gawler.

With the time remaining, I would like to mention a major community event in my electorate that happens this Thursday, the Biggest Morning Tea put on by the Gawler Cancer Council. The morning tea is ably led by Gwenda Green, the chair of the group, with about 15 volunteers. Why is it important? This group annually raises around $15,000 towards cancer research from each morning tea. They certainly make their contribution to ridding cancer from our society. They have sold 350 tickets, and the event has sold out already. The Cancer Council, with the support of the Lions Club of Gawler—and I should mention an interest of mine; I am a member of the Lions Club of Gawler—hosts this morning tea.

Importantly, every cent made goes to research because every item sold on the day is donated. There is no cost involved in running this event. The venue is provided by the Gawler Jockey Club through the Terrace Function Centre, with additional volunteers through the Gawler 15 Project, which is an education unit within the Gawler and District College. The students there provide catering and waiting. Sponsors like Elders Real Estate, Millard Conveyancing and Pauline R. Murray Accountants provide prizes for the raffle. I would like to commend those volunteers for a job well done to raise $15,000 towards cancer research.

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