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

Ms LUETHEN (King) (15:25): I rise today to talk about a few key events that I have had the pleasure of attending recently in my electorate of King. On 16 September, I had the privilege to attend, with the Hon. Dennis Hood from the other house, the opening night of the Hope Chapel Church in Greenwith, within my electorate of King.

Hope Chapel Church first opened their doors at their Gawler site in 2010, and I am excited to say that they have now expanded within my electorate in Greenwith. It was a vibrant and encouraging service that was a privilege to be able to attend and watch. Key messages I heard during the service were about relationships, acceptance, value and belonging. It was an honour to be able to experience this opening with my local community and to celebrate the opening together on a Sunday evening.

In addition, on the same day I attended a fantastic community family event at the local Bridgestone Reserve at Salisbury South, with special guests, netballers Bianca and Carla from the TV show The Block. I posted a photo on Instagram which was quite funny, as these ladies are pretty much double my height. It was a pleasure to learn that Carla grew up in King, in Golden Grove, and had just started her first renovation when she decided to take part in The Block. She told me that she and Bianca had just retired from netball and were ready for a new challenge, something they thought would be fun and an opportunity of a lifetime. They said it was an incredibly competitive field to get selected for The Block.

The objective of this City of Salisbury event was to urge people in their local community to get back outdoors and discover what is around them under the Salisbury Plays initiative. This initiative is something that I am deeply passionate about because it gives people a chance to get outside and discover all that our local community has to offer. It is important to thank Bridgestone Tyres, which donated a very large parcel of land to council for development as a formal sport and recreation facility, which is still under development. As a local member of parliament, it was such a privilege to be able to attend this important local community event along with my family.

Another highlight from September was the 60th wedding anniversary of Flora and Giusto Centanni. This is a massive milestone and achievement for the couple, who got married back in 1958 and then moved to the United Kingdom, before moving to Australia in 1993. During their 60 years of marriage, the couple have had three sons Tino, Maurice and Osvaldo, along with five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. This is a massive milestone for the couple, and I was delighted to have the privilege to be able to celebrate with them in Parliament House on 18 September 2018.

In addition, I would once again like to thank my local King community who have stopped to share their feedback, concerns and views at my listening post every Monday from 9.30 to 10.30 at the local Zitto Cafe in the Grove shopping centre. This is a wonderful opportunity for me to not only get to know and connect with my local residents as a member of parliament but also speak with them directly and in person and listen to their concerns. Talking to my local King residents directly is something I believe is my most important role as a member of parliament.

Since the state budget, it has been really useful to help communicate the many positive budget outcomes for those living in King, with health a crucial investment in this budget. It has also given me the opportunity to gather detailed feedback about the precise impacts on my community members of the proposed closure of Service SA Modbury.

Once again, I encourage anyone with concerns about this change to contact me directly so that I can accurately understand the needs of my community, and I will advocate for the continuation of service delivery. For the next couple of months, these coffee catch-ups will be held in Golden Grove, and then I will move around to different parts of the King electorate over the next three years. Mr Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to talk about some of the key events and milestones in my King electorate to date.

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