Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland)—Four years ago, almost to the day, I rose to recognise Joe Dufty of Gillieston Heights for his achievements in the field of performing arts. Joe has since worked amazingly hard to develop his skills to an outstanding level. I congratulate Joe on his recently win in the Men's Classical division of the Youth America Grand Prix an International Ballet Competition. In the past 12 months Joe has won other major ballet awards in Australia including the Royal Academy of Dance, Isobel Anderson Memorial Overall Award for Most Outstanding Dancer. Joe also received a High Achievers Grant for Creative Arts from Maitland City Council in 2021 which assisted him to travel to San Francisco for a final audition. In exciting news, Joe has been accepted into the highest level of the San Francisco Ballet School on a partial scholarship commencing September 2022. Joe has as long-term goal to normalise the creative arts for boys, supporting a goal to end stigma or bullying associated with being a male dancer. I thoroughly congratulate Joe on his development and achievements over the previous four years and I can only imagine what he will achieve in the next four years.