Address to the Federation Chamber, Constituency Statements

Tuesday 10 March 2026

There are people across my community who've lived extraordinary, selfless lives, and today I want to shout-out to one of those people. I recently had the opportunity to write to Noeline Scarlett to celebrate her 90th birthday. Noeline's family hails from Montrose, Scotland, with her father travelling here in 1925 before settling in Queanbeyan and running a local bakery. Noeline, alongside her husband, Keith, had a corner store in Queanbeyan. From there, she went on to work at the Queanbeyan Golf Club. Noeline eventually came over to the better side of the border and worked with the Rugby Union Club at Barton as an office clerk and then manager.

Noeline has also served our broader community with extensive volunteer work, including 39 years with the Quota Club of Queanbeyan. She served on the committee responsible for the start of Meals on Wheels in the region and the committee responsible for the start of the children's kindergarten in Harris Park. After living in Curtin for many years, Noeline has now settled in the best part of the region, the proper south of Canberra in Monash. Thank you, Noeline, for everything you've done for our community right across the region, and I look forward to writing to you on your 100th.