Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Austin Hospital

Ms WARD: In April I was lucky enough to join with Bakers Delight and their staff in handing out 18 000 hot cross buns to workers across the Austin Hospital Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre, a symbol of the gratitude we all feel for these amazing people and what they do in our community. It is impossible to offer enough thanks to these workers for all they have done for communities during this pandemic. Their hard work has been so important in protecting the health and safety of so many within our community. The hot cross buns were a hit, with workers finishing all 3000 packs in under half an hour. I take this opportunity to thank the Austin Health Foundation, specifically Debbie Shiell, Cara Davey and the wider team for helping to organise this gesture of thanks. I especially thank Bakers Delight joint CEO Elise Gillespie; head baker, Luke Farrell; and the team for their extraordinary generosity in donating hot cross buns.