Recognising Your Local Club in Parliament

Members of Parliament deliver countless speeches in Parliament. From debates on legislation to the games of Question Time and updates about community amenities, MPs will speak on just about anything they consider worthy. And what could be more worthy than the goings-on at your local club?

A good MP wants to demonstrate  connections to their community and is always searching for content. A quick email from you filling them in on recent events, ClubGRANTS recipients or perhaps an upcoming anniversary can help you build an incredibly valuable relationship with your representative. 

If you would like assistance connecting with your MP or if you think of something they might like to speak about in Parliament, please contact myself at [email protected], and I would be delighted to help start that dialogue. 

Below are two examples of MPs standing up in the chamber in their respective electorates on the topic of clubs.

Club Malua

Dr Michael Holland, Member for Bega

July 28, 2022 marked 939 days since the Malua Bay Bowling Club was destroyed on New Year's Eve during the Black Summer Bushfires that tore through our community in 2019. July 28 also marked the Official Opening of the brand-new Club Malua, which has already seen an enormous amount of community support welcoming over one thousand new members through their doors in just over a month. Amalgamated with the Cabra Bowls Group in early 2019, the original building had just finished renovations when the fires came through and decimated the entire structure. Thankfully, the Cabra Bowls Group committed to rebuilding bigger and better, spending 10 million dollars to bring life back to this important community club. Since reopening, Club Malua and their new dining space Blue Salt, have also taken out the 2022 Perfect Plate Award for the Far South Coast and Southern Tablelands as well as being awarded second place in the state for the small club category.

Coledale RSL

Ms Maryanne Stuart Member for Heathcote

Returned and Services League of Australia sub‑branches and clubs play a pivotal role in our society. RSL sub-branches and clubs organise commemorative services like those on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day. RSL sub-branches and clubs provide safe spaces for veterans and servicemen and women to come together and share their stories. And RSL sub-branches and clubs are tasked with ensuring that the memories of the brave men and women who served our country so bravely are passed down to our youngest generations. I am lucky to have over half a dozen RSLs in my electorate of Heathcote, one of them being Coledale RSL Club. This year is particularly special for the Coledale RSL Sub‑Branch and Coledale RSL Club, as it celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary. I was fortunate to attend a dinner marking the achievement last weekend. The occasion was not lost on the club and sub-branch members, the community, the wider veteran community or me. I congratulate the club again on 75 wonderful years.