Community Recognition Morning Tea for Camden Recipients at NSW Parliament

Presentation of Community Recognition Statement at the NSW Parliament

The Parliament of New South Wales allows Members of Parliament to read into the Hansard Community Recognition Statements or submit them in writing for inclusion.

The NSW Parliament website states that statements

1. Congratulate or acknowledge the achievements of people or groups in the community.
2. Recognise charity work, retirement or honours and awards
3. Express words of thanks or condolences. (NSW Parliament 2025)

Community recognition statements were adopted by the NSW Parliament in 2017. (NSW Parliament 2017)

The Member for Camden, Mrs Sally Quinnell MP, regularly reads community recognition statements about Camden citizens into the Parliament of NSW Hansard. They can be found here.

Recent statements include the Camden Red Cross, St John’s Church Camden, the Kids of Macarthur Foundation Ball, World Blood Donor Day, Bailey Pickles, and a host of others.

Community Recognition Morning Tea

The Member for Camden, Mrs Sally Quinnell MP, invited some of those recognised in her statements to a morning tea and presentation in the Jubilee Room in the Parliament of New South Wales on Wednesday, 28 May 2025.

One of the community recognition statements was given to Dr Ian Willis OAM, who was the joint author of ‘A History of Camden Chinese Market Gardeners 1899-1993’, published by the Camden Historical Society in 2025, and had been read into Hansard on 14 May 2025.

Community Recognition Statement

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Member for Camden wants to know more

At the end of Wednesday’s Community Recognition Presentation Morning Tea, Mrs Quinnell said that she would be more than pleased to be made aware of any outstanding achievements by Camden citizens that deserve acknowledgement through community recognition statements.

So let the Member for Camden know about any of these matters.

References

NSW Parliament 2025, Community Recognition Statements, Parliament of NSW, Sydney. Online at https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/houseprocedures/Pages/Community-Recognition-Statements.aspx

NSW Parliament 2017, Community Recognition Statements (adopted 21 November 2017)-Sessional Order (561). Parliament of NSW, Sydney. Online at https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/houseprocedures/sessionalorders/Pages/profiles/community-recognition-statements-adopted-15-sept_192.aspx