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14950 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Wednesday 12 September 2012 __________ The President (The Hon. Donald Thomas Harwin) took the chair at 11.00 a.m. The President read the Prayers. LONDON PARALYMPIC GAMES Motion by the Hon. MARIE FICARRA agreed to: 1. That this House notes that: (a) from 29 August to 9 September 2012, the fourteenth Summer Paralympic Games were held in London, and (b) Australia was one of 164 nations competing where Australian athletes won a total of 85 medals of which 32 were Gold, 23 were Silver and 30 were Bronze. 2. That this House commends the dedication and perseverance of all Australian athletes that competed in these Games. 3. That this House acknowledges the achievements of Australian athletes that were awarded medals in these Games, including: (a) Jacqueline Freney awarded Gold for the Women's 50 metre Freestyle—S7, Women's 100 metre freestyle—S7, Women's 400 metre Freestyle—S7, Women's 50 metre butterfly—S7, Women's 100 metre backstroke—S7, Women's 200 metre individual medley—SM 7, Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and Women's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (b) Rheed McCracken awarded Silver for the Men's 100 metre—T34 and Bronze for the Men's 200 metre—T34, (c) Evan O'Hanlon awarded Gold for the Men's 100 metre T38 and Men's 200 metre—T38, (d) Scott Reardon awarded Silver for the Men's 100 metre—T42, (e) Simon Patmore awarded Bronze for the Men's 200 metre T46, (f) Russell Short awarded Bronze for the Men's shot put F11/12, (g) Todd Hodgetts awarded Gold for the Men's Shot Put—F20, (h) Richard Colman awarded Gold for the Men's 800 metre—T53, Bronze for the Men's 400 metre T53 and Men's 4 x 400 metre Relay—T53/T54, (i) Kurt Fearnley awarded Silver for the Men's 5000 metre T54, Bronze for the Men's Marathon—T54 and Men's 4 x 400 metre Relay—T53/T54, (j) Brad Scott awarded Silver for the Men's 1500 metre T37 and Bronze for the Men's 800 metre T37, (k) Natheniel Arkley awarded Bronze for the Men's 4 x 400 metre Relay—T53/T54, (l) Richard Nicholson awarded Bronze for the Men's 4 x 400 metre Relay—T3/T54, (m) Matthew Cameron awarded Bronze for the Men's 4 x 400 metre Relay—T53/T54, (n) Jake Lappin awarded Bronze for the Men's 4 x 400 metre Relay—T53/T54, (o) Kelly Cartwright awarded Gold for the Women's long jump F42/44 and Silver for the Women's 100 metre— T42, (p) Carlee Beattie awarded Silver for the Women's long jump F46, (q) Rosemary Little awarded Bronze for the Women's 100 metre T34, (r) Angela Ballard awarded Silver for the Women's 200 metre—T53, Women's 400 metre—T53 and Bronze for the Women's 100 metre T53, (s) Louise Ellery awarded Silver for the Women's Shot Put—F32/33, 12 September 2012 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 14951 (t) Christine Dawes awarded Bronze for the Women's 5000 metre—T54, (u) Katherine Proudfoot awarded Bronze for the Women's discus throw F35/36, (v) Madeleine Hogan awarded Bronze for the Women's javelin throw F46, (w) Georgia Beikoff awarded Bronze for the Women's Javelin Throw—F37/38, (x) David Nicholas awarded Gold for the Men's cycling individual C5 pursuit and Bronze for the Men's Individual C 1-3 Road Race, (y) Nigel Barley awarded Silver for the Men's Individual H 3 Time Trial, (z) Michael Gallagher awarded Gold for the Men's cycling individual C5 pursuit and Bronze for the Men's Individual C 5 Time Trial, (aa) Susan Powell awarded Gold for the Women's cycling individual C4 pursuit and Silver for the Women's Individual C 4 Time Trial, (bb) Carol Cooke awarded Gold for the Mixed T 1-2 Time Trial, (cc) Kieran Modra awarded Gold for the Men's cycling individual B pursuit, (dd) Bryce Lindores awarded Silver for the Men's cycling individual B pursuit, (ee) Simone Kennedy awarded Silver for the Women's cycling individual C1-2-3 pursuit, (ff) Alexandra Green awarded Bronze for the Women's cycling individual C4 pursuit, (gg) Felicity Johnson awarded Gold for the Women's cycling individual B 1 kilometre time trial, (hh) Jayme Paris awarded Bronze for the Women's cycling Individual C1-2-3 500 metre, (ii) Joann Formosa awarded Gold for the Equestrian Mixed individual championship test—grade lb, (jj) Erik Horrie awarded Silver for the Men's rowing single sculls—ASM1x, (kk) Daniel Fitzgibbon awarded Gold for the Mixed Two-Person Keelboat (SKUD18), (ll) Liesl Tesch awarded Gold for the Mixed Two-Person Keelboat (SKUD18), (mm) Natalie Smith awarded Bronze for the Women's shooting R2—10m Air rifle standing SH1, (nn) Andrew Pasterfield awarded Gold for the Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, Bronze for the Men's 50 metre freestyle—S10, Men's 100 metre Freestyle—S10 and Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (oo) Matthew Levy awarded Gold for the Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, Silver for the Men's 100 metre freestyle—S7, Bronze for the Men's 100 metre breaststroke—SB7 and Men's 200 metre individual medley— SM7 and Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (pp) Daniel Fox awarded Silver for the Men's 200m freestyle—S14, (qq) Matthew Cowdrey awarded Gold for the Men's 50m Freestyle—S9, Men's 100 metre Freestyle—S9, Men's 100 metre backstroke—S9, Men's 200 metre Individual Medley—SM9, Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, Silver for the Men's 100 metre butterfly—S9, Men's 100 metre breaststroke—SB8 and Bronze for the Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (rr) Brenden Hall awarded Gold for the Men's 400 metre Freestyle—S9, Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and Bronze for the Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (ss) Timothy Antalfy awarded Bronze for the Men's 100 metre butterfly—S13, (tt) Blake Cochrane awarded Gold for the Men's 100 metre breaststroke—SB7 and Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, (uu) Rick Pendleton awarded Bronze for the Men's 200 metre Individual medley—SM10 and Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (vv) Matthew Haanappel awarded Gold for the Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and Bronze for the Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (ww) Michael Anderson awarded Gold for the Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and Bronze for the Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (xx) Michael Auprince awarded Gold for the Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and Bronze for the Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, 14952 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 12 September 2012 (yy) Maddison Elliott awarded Gold for the Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, Silver for the Women's 50 metre freestyle—S8, Bronze for the Women's 100 metre Freestyle—S8 and Women's 400 metre freestyle—S8, (zz) Prue Watt awarded Gold for the Women's 100 metre Breaststroke—SB13 and Bronze for the Women's 50 metre freestyle—S13, (aaa) Taylor Corry awarded Silver for the Women's 200 metre freestyle—S14 and Women's 100 metre backstroke— S14, (bbb) Ellie Cole awarded Gold for the Women's 100 metre backstroke—S9, Women's 100 metre Freestyle—S9, Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, Women's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, Bronze for the Women's 50 metre Freestyle—S9 and Women's 400 metre Freestyle—S9, (ccc) Katherine Downie awarded Gold for the Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay and Women's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (ddd) Annabelle Williams awarded Gold for the Women's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay, (eee) the Men's Wheelchair Basketball team placing second, comprising Bill Latham, Brad Ness, Brett Stibners, Dylan Alcott, Grant Mizens, Jannik Blair, Justin Eveson, Michael Hartnett, Nicholas Taylor, Shaun Norris, Tige Simmons and Tristan Knowles, (fff) the Women's Wheelchair Basketball team placing second, comprising Amanda Carter, Amber Merritt, Bridie Kean, Clare Nott, Cobi Crispin, Katie Hill, Kylie Gauci, Leanne Del Toso, Sarah Stewart, Sarah Vinci, Shelley Chaplin and Tina McKenzie, and (ggg) the Mixed Wheelchair Rugby team placing first, comprising Andrew Harrison, Benaiah Newton, Cameron Carr, Christopher Bond, Cody Meakin, Gregory Smith, Jason Lees, Josh Hose, Nazim Erdem, Ryan Scott and Ryley Batt. LEBANESE MUSLIM ASSOCIATION SHARING HUMANITY PROJECT Motion by the Hon. JOHN AJAKA agreed to: 1. That this House notes that on 30 June 2012, members of the New South Wales Muslim community, particularly young people, gathered for the Lebanese Muslim Association's Sharing Humanity Project at Lakemba, New South Wales. 2. That this House acknowledges: (a) the work of Mr Samier Dandan and Lebanese Muslim Association staff, volunteers and the Lebanese Muslim Association Sharing Humanity Leaders Program participants for bringing the event to fruition, (b) those that attended, particularly: (i) the Hon. Victor Dominello, MP, Minister for Citizenship and Communities, and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, (ii) Mr Samier Dandan, President of the Lebanese Muslim Association, (iii) Mr Aftab Malik, UN Alliance of Civilizations Global Expert on Muslim Affairs, (iv) members of the Muslim community, and (c) the Lebanese Muslim Association for implementing an innovative program providing leadership opportunities for both Muslim and non-Muslim youth. BLACKTOWN INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS Motion by the Hon.