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Mini-Mos Community Fun Run

Published on: June 2022

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-125554

Mini-Mos Community Fun Run

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore) (16:36:11):

This year my community is celebrating a 40‑year milestone—not my own birthday but the anniversary of Australia's longest-running consecutively held volunteer fun run, the Mini-Mos. This event began back in 1982 when a small team of Mosman Public School committee members and dedicated parents wanted to do something a little different to raise funds for the school. This year the Mini-Mos will take place on 19 June and is expected to attract up to 10,000 people as runners, spectators, fairgoers, supporters and organisers. I will be among them. I acknowledge the members of the Mini‑Mos team: Mandy Scammell, Mosman principal Steve Connelly, Manny Petros, Carlo Giacco, Tom Cahill, William Cornelius, Tara Boris, Nick Adkins, Laura Kahar, Ronel Engelbrecht, Jodie Mulligan, Marc Dodd, Emily Bird, Penny Cadzow, Catriona Engelbrecht, Nicki L'Green, Lucy Walker, Elizabeth May and Tova Gordon. All the money raised through race registrations, sponsors and the fair goes directly to helping fund additional teaching resources, technology and improvements. They are also supporting the Be Centre Foundation, which is Australia's leading play therapy organisation for children who have experienced trauma.