❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the success of hockey and netball tournaments held during the 2011 CHOGM meeting and how they showcased Western Australia's event expertise. The Minister's answer details attendance, participating teams, sponsors, and the positive impact of the events, suggesting they may become annual occurrences.
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COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING 2011 — HOCKEY AND NETBALL TOURNAMENTS
As with other Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting activities, the hockey and netball matches conducted as part of CHOGM were a resounding success. Could the minister please update the house on how these fantastic events helped showcase Western Australia’s event expertise as part of the overall CHOGM program? Mr T.K. WALDRON
As with other Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting activities, the hockey and netball matches conducted as part of CHOGM were a resounding success. Could the minister please update the house on how these fantastic events helped showcase Western Australia’s event expertise as part of the overall CHOGM program? Mr T.K. WALDRON
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Before I answer the question, there have been a few questions about my colleague the Minister for Regional Development’s suit, and I have had a few about my nose! Just a warning: if your wife asks you to take out the rubbish twice and you do not do it, this is what happens! No, I encourage everyone to make sure that they check their skin cancers; it is very, very important. I thank the member for Kingsley for the question; it is a good question. I would like to share with members details about the two exciting sporting events that were held in conjunction with CHOGM; they were a fantastic success, and very well supported by the general public and by members of Parliament. The Lanco International Super Series of hockey was dubbed “hockey like you’ve never seen it before”, and it was indeed hockey like you have never seen it before, with the new, modified nine-a-side rules; it was fast and furious. There were a lot of other rule changes, including wider goals, which enabled more exciting hockey to be played and more goals to be scored. Watching the players coming off and on, they were absolutely exhausted because it is like 20/20 cricket; they are going 100 miles an hour. It was a sensational success; the Minister for Tourism was out there with me and we certainly enjoyed that hockey. It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: Before I answer the question, there have been a few questions about my colleague the Minister for Regional Development’s suit, and I have had a few about my nose! Just a warning: if your wife asks you to take out the rubbish twice and you do not do it, this is what happens! No, I encourage everyone to make sure that they check their skin cancers; it is very, very important. I thank the member for Kingsley for the question; it is a good question. I would like to share with members details about the two exciting sporting events that were held in conjunction with CHOGM; they were a fantastic success, and very well supported by the general public and by members of Parliament. The Lanco International Super Series of hockey was dubbed “hockey like you’ve never seen it before”, and it was indeed hockey like you have never seen it before, with the new, modified nine-a-side rules; it was fast and furious. There were a lot of other rule changes, including wider goals, which enabled more exciting hockey to be played and more goals to be scored. Watching the players coming off and on, they were absolutely exhausted because it is like 20/20 cricket; they are going 100 miles an hour. It was a sensational success; the Minister for Tourism was out there with me and we certainly enjoyed that hockey. It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
Before I answer the question, there have been a few questions about my colleague the Minister for Regional Development’s suit, and I have had a few about my nose! Just a warning: if your wife asks you to take out the rubbish twice and you do not do it, this is what happens! No, I encourage everyone to make sure that they check their skin cancers; it is very, very important. I thank the member for Kingsley for the question; it is a good question. I would like to share with members details about the two exciting sporting events that were held in conjunction with CHOGM; they were a fantastic success, and very well supported by the general public and by members of Parliament. The Lanco International Super Series of hockey was dubbed “hockey like you’ve never seen it before”, and it was indeed hockey like you have never seen it before, with the new, modified nine-a-side rules; it was fast and furious. There were a lot of other rule changes, including wider goals, which enabled more exciting hockey to be played and more goals to be scored. Watching the players coming off and on, they were absolutely exhausted because it is like 20/20 cricket; they are going 100 miles an hour. It was a sensational success; the Minister for Tourism was out there with me and we certainly enjoyed that hockey. It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
I thank the member for Kingsley for the question; it is a good question. I would like to share with members details about the two exciting sporting events that were held in conjunction with CHOGM; they were a fantastic success, and very well supported by the general public and by members of Parliament. The Lanco International Super Series of hockey was dubbed “hockey like you’ve never seen it before”, and it was indeed hockey like you have never seen it before, with the new, modified nine-a-side rules; it was fast and furious. There were a lot of other rule changes, including wider goals, which enabled more exciting hockey to be played and more goals to be scored. Watching the players coming off and on, they were absolutely exhausted because it is like 20/20 cricket; they are going 100 miles an hour. It was a sensational success; the Minister for Tourism was out there with me and we certainly enjoyed that hockey. It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
Mr T.K. WALDRON replied: Before I answer the question, there have been a few questions about my colleague the Minister for Regional Development’s suit, and I have had a few about my nose! Just a warning: if your wife asks you to take out the rubbish twice and you do not do it, this is what happens! No, I encourage everyone to make sure that they check their skin cancers; it is very, very important. I thank the member for Kingsley for the question; it is a good question. I would like to share with members details about the two exciting sporting events that were held in conjunction with CHOGM; they were a fantastic success, and very well supported by the general public and by members of Parliament. The Lanco International Super Series of hockey was dubbed “hockey like you’ve never seen it before”, and it was indeed hockey like you have never seen it before, with the new, modified nine-a-side rules; it was fast and furious. There were a lot of other rule changes, including wider goals, which enabled more exciting hockey to be played and more goals to be scored. Watching the players coming off and on, they were absolutely exhausted because it is like 20/20 cricket; they are going 100 miles an hour. It was a sensational success; the Minister for Tourism was out there with me and we certainly enjoyed that hockey. It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
Before I answer the question, there have been a few questions about my colleague the Minister for Regional Development’s suit, and I have had a few about my nose! Just a warning: if your wife asks you to take out the rubbish twice and you do not do it, this is what happens! No, I encourage everyone to make sure that they check their skin cancers; it is very, very important. I thank the member for Kingsley for the question; it is a good question. I would like to share with members details about the two exciting sporting events that were held in conjunction with CHOGM; they were a fantastic success, and very well supported by the general public and by members of Parliament. The Lanco International Super Series of hockey was dubbed “hockey like you’ve never seen it before”, and it was indeed hockey like you have never seen it before, with the new, modified nine-a-side rules; it was fast and furious. There were a lot of other rule changes, including wider goals, which enabled more exciting hockey to be played and more goals to be scored. Watching the players coming off and on, they were absolutely exhausted because it is like 20/20 cricket; they are going 100 miles an hour. It was a sensational success; the Minister for Tourism was out there with me and we certainly enjoyed that hockey. It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
I thank the member for Kingsley for the question; it is a good question. I would like to share with members details about the two exciting sporting events that were held in conjunction with CHOGM; they were a fantastic success, and very well supported by the general public and by members of Parliament. The Lanco International Super Series of hockey was dubbed “hockey like you’ve never seen it before”, and it was indeed hockey like you have never seen it before, with the new, modified nine-a-side rules; it was fast and furious. There were a lot of other rule changes, including wider goals, which enabled more exciting hockey to be played and more goals to be scored. Watching the players coming off and on, they were absolutely exhausted because it is like 20/20 cricket; they are going 100 miles an hour. It was a sensational success; the Minister for Tourism was out there with me and we certainly enjoyed that hockey. It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
It was played over 20 to 23 October, and on the Sunday Australia defeated New Zealand 5–3. Over four days more than 8 000 people attended, which was a fantastic attendance. The teams included Australia, which is ranked number one in the world, and India, Pakistan and New Zealand, who are all ranked in the top 10. The women’s team, the Hockeyroos, was also successful, defeating India 4–1. The Hockeyroos are ranked second in the world competition; India and Malaysia also played. It was an absolutely fantastic event. The major sponsor, Lanco Infratech Ltd, is an Indian company that deals in engineering, procurement and construction, particularly for solar power, natural resources and infrastructure. It was very interesting to have that company involved and to meet some of its executives to find out exactly what it is doing in our state. It was very, very interesting. The good thing for local hockey fans was that both Australian teams played every day, so the locals were treated to our own Australian teams, which have been leaders in world hockey for many years. This event has been very successful and is completely endorsed by players and coaches, and there is now a real possibility and likelihood that this will become an annual event, which would be fantastic for sport and another legacy of CHOGM. The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
The second event held was the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series, and once again, I saw a lot of members of Parliament at that event on the Sunday. It was a great success, and wonderful for me to see young up-and-coming netballers getting involved as part of the day, and getting to meet the stars of the netball world. The main game was Australia versus New Zealand, which was a fantastic game; unfortunately we lost by one goal, but we went on to win the series. One of the interesting games was South Africa versus Malawi; I guess we were a little concerned that we might not get such big crowds for that game, but people turned up early and Malawi, which is ranked sixth, upset South Africa, which is ranked fifth, by about 20 goals. The Malawi brand of netball was absolutely outstanding and the crowd loved it; their African dancing after the game brought the crowd to its feet. It was a fantastic spectacle. I think around 5 500 people attended; tickets sold out in two days and it was televised by Channel 10. All these sports had welcoming ceremonies et cetera that brought people from the teams together, and some of us were lucky enough to attend them; they were fantastic little ceremonies and the whole atmosphere was tremendous. I think this goes to show how important sport is in our commonwealth, our country and our state. I was very proud, and I know that the Premier, the Minister for Tourism and all the members of Parliament who were there were very proud that we were able to conduct these high-class sporting events. They certainly added to the event of CHOGM.
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