Mrs WICKS (Robertson) (13:46): I rise to acknowledge the outstanding contribution in our community of Angela Brewer of Coast Opera Australia and also to recognise the work of their board members, including Virginia Henderson AM and Phil Donnelly. I've spoken about Coast Opera in this place before. I want to again acknowledge that they are the first locally grown opera company on the Central Coast, and they're really doing an outstanding job of bringing world-class and emerging talent to our region. Coast Opera Australia's emerging artist program supports new local talent with opportunities to further their training right across Australia. In the past 12 months Coast Opera has joined John Bell from the Bell Shakespeare Company, for example, to conduct a master class for actors and singers alike—one of six such master classes conducted in the past year by Coast Opera. Angela and her team are now planning for the Central Coast's first full-stage operatic performance, which is sure to be a spectacular and incredible night, as well as continuing their involvement with the local community by working in conjunction with the Bouddi Foundation for the Arts to continue with the emerging artists scholarship program. I wish Angela all the best when she represents the Central Coast's artistic community in performing at this year's Melbourne Cup. This is an outstanding achievement for Angela, for Coast Opera and for the Central Coast region. On behalf of our community, I place on record how thrilled we are to have a Central Coast local of Angela's calibre representing us at the race that stops the nation.