Mayoral Speeches
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The following are transcripts of some of the speeches given by His Worship the Mayor, Ben Keneally that had been recorded at the time. The views contained in those speeches are those of the Mayor and do not necessarily represent Council policy.
2013
2012 - Archived speeches from Past Mayor
2011
- Community and Sporting Volunteers 15 December 2011
- Christmas Business Function 14 December 2011
- Community Christmas Speech 13 December 2011
- Annual Garden Competition 27 October 2011
- Volunteers Speech 11 October 2011
- Council Employees' Recognition 13 September 2011
- Australian Mayoral Aviation Council to its AGM 10 August 2011
2010
- Housebound Citizens Christmas Lunch 16 December 2010
- Community and Sporting Volunteers 16 December 2010
- Christmas Business Function 15 December 2010
- Community Christmas Reception 14 December 2010
- Seniors Christmas Party 13 December 2010
- Annual Garden Competition 16 November 2010
- Australian Mayoral Aviation Council to its AGM 10 November 2010
- RSL Veterans’ Dinner 6 November 2010
- Hensley Athletics Field Speech 14 August 2010
- Dedication of Eastlakes Community Centre 1 August 2010
- Mascot Library & George Hanna Museum 27 May 2010
- Seniors Garden Party Speech 2 May 2010
2009
- Community and Sporting Volunteers 17 December 2009
- Christmas Business Function 16 December 2009
- Community Christmas Reception 15 December 2009
- Housebound Citizens Christmas Lunch 10 December 2009
- Senior Citizens Christmas Party 7 December 2009
- Citizenship Speech 2 November 2009
- Annual Garden Competition 5 November 2009
- Civic Reception for Koula Ace 22 October 2009
- Volunteers Dinner Speech 20 October 2009
- Australian Mayoral Aviation Council to its AGM 2 September 2009
- Seniors Garden Party Speech 24 May 2009
2008
- Christmas Carols Speech 14 December 2008
- Christmas Community Speech 8 December 2008
- Annual garden Competition - Mascot Town Hall 25 November 2008
- Botany Bay Business Enterprise Centre 21 November 2008
- 90th Anniversary RSL NSW Branch 29 August 2008
- Volunteers Dinner 28 August 2008
- Italian Exhibition George Hannah Memorial Museum 10 July 2008
- Australian Mayoral Aviation Council to its AGM 3 July 2008
- Seniors Garden Party Speech 24 May 2008
2007
- Opening Altitude Corporate Centre 14 December 2007
- Christmas Sports & Friends Function 13 December 2007
- Business Christmas Function 11 December 2007
- Senior Citizens Christmas Party 10 December 2007
- Carols in the Park 9 December 2007
- Housebound Christmas Party 6 December 2007
- Annual Garden Competition 30 October 2007
- Volunteers Dinner 16 October 2007
- Australian Mayoral Aviation Council to its AGM 12 September 2007
- Answer to question re: Port & Proposed Tunnel (Video) 5 September 2007
- Delays in Development Applications (Video) 22 August 2007
- Seniors Garden Party Speech 12 May 2007
2006
2005
- WWII Anniversary Dinner 13 August 2005
- Weblin Shield Winners and Under 11 Creak Shield Finalists 14 June 2005
2004
- Krispy Kreme Store 6 May 2004
- Cricket Speech 8 June 2004
- Seniors Garden Party Speech 13 March 2004
- Schools Reception 4 March 2004
- Schools Reception 2 March 2004
- Multicultural Fair Speech 28 Februray 2004
2003
- Army Ball Speech 20 September 2003
- Business Excellence Awards Speech 15 August 2003
- Citizenship Speech 11 March 2003
2002
- Business Christmas Function 11 December 2002
- Community Christmas Reception 10 December 2002
- Housebound Christmas Party 6 December 2002
- Glenn McEnallay Speech 30 November 2002
- Garden Competition Speech 15 November 2002
- Business Excellence Awards 27 September 2002
- Eastern Suburbs Representative Soccer Teams 20 September 2002
- Opening of the Mascot Police Station 30 June 2002
- Civic reception for Kevin Rafferty 28 June 2002
- Senior Citizens Garden Party 20 April 2002
- Food Accreditation Civic Reception 15 April 2002
- Mascot Soccer Civic Reception 12 April 2002
- Pagewood Soccer Civic Reception 8 April 2002
- Helaine Solomon Civic Reception 5 April 2002
2001
- Christmas Community Civic Reception 20 December 2001
- Christmas Business Civic Reception 18 December 2001
- Christmas Senior Citizens Civic Reception 13 December 2001
- Sporting & Other Volunteers Civic Reception 26 November 2001
- Seniors Volunteers Civic Reception 22 November 2001
- Community Volunteers Dinner 19 November 2001
- Meals on Wheels Volunteers Dinner 14 November 2001
- Garden Competition 24 October 2001
- Business Excellence Awards 21 September 2001