Alannah McGregor
Ms ALLAN (Bendigo East—Leader of the House, Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop) (09:37): I would like to congratulate the Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year, honours awarded by the City of Greater Bendigo each Australia Day. The Citizen of the Year for 2022 is Alannah McGregor. Alannah has worked tirelessly for so many years in our local community, supporting families who have suffered the loss of a loved one as a consequence of suicide. Alannah has her own very deeply personal and tragic experience in this area, and she has taken that experience and given back to our local community in a very generous way that has gone on to help countless others. She has gone about this in a quiet way, she has gone about this in a very considered way, and it was wonderful to see her given this recognition and honour and to see her and her daughter Stacey on Australia Day. I have had the honour of knowing Alannah for a number of years now, having first met her back in the early 2000s following her personal experiences, and I have been pleased to support her annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Network walk to raise funds for suicide prevention.