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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Gibson Electorate

S.E. ANDREWS (Gibson) (15:25): I am delighted to report that just last month Australia sent a men's under-20 team to the world championships in lacrosse. It is remarkable that Brighton Lacrosse Club had four young men participate in that Australian team. It really shows what a high-performing club it is but also one that is incredibly proud of its history and one that has long family connections to it. I want to give a shout-out to that men's Australian under-20 team in lacrosse because they came home with a bronze. We have four young men in Brighton who now proudly wear a bronze medal around their neck after representing Australia. It is really an incredible achievement.

As we know, August is the month for SALA and it is a great opportunity to recognise living artists all across our community. There were three exhibitions that I made a point of going to during the month. Firstly, Tutti, which is a brilliant arts centre in Brighton and one that I have been visiting ever since I got elected. It has always been important to me to support local artists.

This year, their exhibition Holey Surreal had an extraordinary amount of paintings and different genres displayed. It was fantastic to see the crossover now of the development of those artists because Gallery M had their contemporary art prize also last month. Gallery M is at the Marion Cultural Centre, brilliantly managed by Ann Marie Green, who extraordinarily not only manages Gallery M but also has brought the Sharing the National Collection exhibition to the gallery. You can go to Marion and you can see a Fred Williams and you can see a Jeffrey Smart.

Back to the contemporary prize that was held last month, a Tutti artist was displayed as one of the finalists and actually won a prize there. So congratulations to Lewis Constantine. His star has been rising. He only started painting a few years ago once he retired from work and it has been incredible to watch him shine. I am also pretty pleased that a couple of years ago at a previous Tutti exhibition I bought one of his pieces and have that proudly displayed on my office wall. In my office, I have made it a point to only have local artists I have supported displayed on the walls.

Finally, another exhibition that I was so pleased to go to was Dogs of Brighton. This was by the artist Jennie Lawes. She asked if she could paint a portrait of my dog Freya. Of course, I said yes. It was just so special that she reached out and had about a dozen dogs of Brighton represented on the walls of the Alimentary Eatery cafe on Jetty Road at Brighton.

On opening night a lot of the dogs came along as well, whose portraits are on the wall. Not only did she paint a portrait but she also wrote up a little bio of each of the dogs. So she did acknowledge Freya and how she has gone blind over the last year and the travails that she experienced, as well as being much loved in our family. I really thank Jennie Lawes for the opportunity to have Freya on the walls in the gallery.

I would also like to give a shout-out to the Marion Rams women's team, once again grand finalists and winners of the grand final last month. They have gone from strength to strength under coach Paddy, so I would really like to celebrate their achievements. Ladies' days have been happening across sporting clubs as well in the electorate. For anyone who supports a partner in sport, we all know the sacrifices you make, and that is certainly the case for ladies in football.

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