Thomas Seymour

Hansard ID: HANSARD-1323879322-116039

Hansard session: Fifty-Seventh Parliament, First Session (57-1)

Thomas Seymour

Mr MARK COURE (Oatley) (20:44:46):

I acknowledge an outstanding and inspiring young member of our community, Thomas Seymour from Mortdale Public School. On 10 March this year Thomas participated in the Shave the World event as part of the World's Greatest Shave, which is an initiative designed to raise money for blood cancer research while providing support for families and individuals who are affected by blood cancer. I am pleased to announce that Thomas raised over $1,200 to support those in need. That is simply incredible. Considering he is just nine years of age, I have no doubt that Thomas will continue to share his community spirit and commitment to others well into the future. In Australia 45 people are diagnosed each day with blood cancer. That is one person every 31 minutes. That number is simply too high, and programs like the World's Greatest Shave can make such a difference to the lives of those affected. On behalf of all members of this House, I congratulate Thomas on all of his hard work and on being an outstanding asset for our local community.