Each year I have the honour of presenting Community Recognition Awards to deserving people in our community whose work tends to go under the radar.  These people work tirelessly to improve and serve our local area but are often not formally recognised.  It is often the lesser known efforts that make the biggest difference to the lives of others.  Knowing this, I established these Community Recognition Awards to seek out those people and acknowledge how much their work is appreciated.

Over the weekend we had an exciting announcement from the Federal Member for Boothby, Nicolle Flint MP, that her and the Federal Government will deliver the much-needed second stage of the upgrade to the Brighton Sports Complex. 

In March 2018, South Australians voted for a new government and a strong plan for real change.

The Marshall Liberal Government hasn't wasted a second delivering on our promises to create more jobs, lower costs and provide better services.

As you may know, the Brighton Community Garden has been looking for a home since funding was approved for the project in 2017.

I recently had the pleasure of presenting funding to many local clubs within our community including Brighton Bowling Club, Brighton Cricket Club, Brighton Lacrosse Club, Marion Rams Cricket Club, South City Chiefs, Marion Mall Walkers, Henley Sharks Water Polo Club and Veterans Cricket SA as part of Round 46 of the Active Club Program.

I was excited to join Minister Gardner at Brighton Secondary School for the announcement of $13.8 million funding for the school as part of the Marshall Government’s multi-million dollar investment in Education.

I was honoured to speak at the City of Holdfast Bay Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony at Glenelg Foreshore recently.

With clear skies and a fantastic view, it was a perfect day to meet and celebrate with the 80 new Australian Citizens from my local community.  With residents coming from all around the world, including China, Germany, India and the United Kingdom, it shows just how much of a multicultural nation Australia has become. Since 1945, seven million people have migrated to Australia and one in four Australians were born overseas.  Over at the Marion RSL, a further 33 people became Australian Citizens and were warmly congratulated by my State and Federal colleagues, Nicolle Flint MP, the Hon David Speirs MP and Stephen Patterson MP.

The 12th annual Brighton Jetty Sculptures exhibition is a major fundraiser for the Brighton Surf Life Saving Club and a premier art event showcasing more than 200 sculptures. 90 of these are situated on the foreshore and in a marquee on Bindarra Reserve.

What a win for our community - The Brighton Surf Life Saving tower is now officially open!

Congratulations to all at the Brighton Surf Life Saving Club, President Chris, Billy, Craig and all members who worked so hard to make sure Brighton has a new lifesaving tower.

On 12 December 2018 I had the privilege of hosting a 90th Birthday Afternoon Tea with my colleague, the Hon David Speirs MP, to celebrating the life of our amazing locals who turned 90 in 2018!