Alister Henskens portrait
Alister Henskens portrait

Triple H Community Radio

Radio microphone in studio

Mr ALISTER HENSKENS (Ku-ring-gai—Minister for Skills and Training, Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, and Minister for Sport) (11:08): Community broadcasting is a key pillar of grassroots media, and perhaps the most accurate representation of our local communities compared with any other media. The Ku-ring-gai electorate is home to Triple H, made up of volunteers with skills and knowledge across a range of areas from multicultural engagement to sport. The sports calling team at Triple H recently received the Troy Garner Excellence in Sports Programming Award as part of the 2022 Community Radio Awards. The team won for their coverage of Cricket New South Wales Women's Premier Cricket and are notably the only radio station in Australia covering Women's Premier Cricket. I congratulate the team, some of whom I met on Friday night, including Shane Evans, Anthony Caruso, Mat Meers, Georgia Lomis-Futeran, Aaryan Shah, Dom Rizzuto, Zoe Benjamin, Mary Konstantopoulos, Sarah Marschke, Angelene Marsh Ctercteko and Andrew Russell. I also acknowledge the Chairman of Triple H, Stephen Holland, and all the volunteers who ensure that local radio continues to flourish in Ku-ring-gai.