Last night I was able to recognise a local para athlete, Blake Carr. This is what I said:



I am delighted to have the opportunity this evening to recognise my incredible local constituent Blake Carr. Blake is a para-athlete who recently represented Australia in Brisbane at the INASInternational Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual DisabilityGlobal Games. The games are the world's biggest sporting event for athletes with an intellectual disability, with 1,000 athletes from 50 countries competing in 10 sports last week. Blake has been competing in high-level athletics for threeyears and has already represented our country three times. He competed in the 110-metre hurdles and the discus throw at the games. The past 12 months have been the most challenging of Blake's life and sporting career. He suffered a back injury, had serious nose surgery and, sadly, lost his beloved grandmother whom he lived with. He trains five days every week and also works as a labourer at the HTS Group, where he is a valued member of the team. Blake enjoys winning medals, but his focus is more on enjoying the sport and pushing himself to continually improve. Blake's positive outlook on life is an inspiration to me and to people in the community that Irepresent. Iwish him all the very best for his future sporting and working life.