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Thursday, 30 August 2001
Page: 27059


Senator HARRIS (10:55 AM) —by leave—I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that the sixth annual Phil Botha Memorial Fun Run takes place on 5 September 2001 to raise money for Canteen, the Youth Cancer Support Group;

(b) recognises that cancer inflicts enormous pain and suffering on our community, and that money is needed to fund research and treatments;

(c) notes that the run has raised significant amounts of money to support people suffering from cancer;

(d) notes that the run is a relay of 120 kilometres in length; and

(e) asks each senator to give his or her financial support to this worthy cause.

The Phil Botha Memorial Fun Run is an annual fun run to raise funds that are then donated by the security staff of this place to a worthy cause. This year the funds raised will go to an organisation called CanTeen. That is particularly appropriate as this is a support group for teenage cancer victims. The support group takes these young people away on organised camps. The purpose of these camps is to have a one-on-one period with these young sufferers of cancer to do two things: one, listen to their concerns and, two, explain to them in some detail the process they may need to go through as a result of their illness. I support the security staff of this place and ask that all senators duly support the fun run.

Question resolved in the affirmative.