Wednesday, 1 May 2024

 Joe McCRACKEN (Western Victoria) (09:54): I would also like to acknowledge the Ballarat Marathon. The first one was run over the weekend. There were hundreds, if not thousands, of people running through Ballarat, and a number of different courses from full marathons and half marathons to 10 kilometres and 5 kilometres. It was amazing to see the streets full of people. I was so proud to see Ballarat brimming again, and I hope that this is the first year of many years of marathons to come. Of all the people to see there, you saw Steve Moneghetti leading the charge, a very proud Ballarat man. We hope that this goes on for many, many years.