Michał Kołodziejski
Ms SULEYMAN (St Albans) (09:38): I rise today to acknowledge the incredible contribution and work of the outgoing ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Australia, Michał Kołodziejski. The ambassador’s work has had a real impact in Victoria and in particular within the Polish community, helping to strengthen the strong ties between Australia and Victoria and Poland. In my electorate of St Albans we are home to a very proud Polish community, and we have such hardworking volunteers across the electorate and in particular at the Albion Polish club. We are so proud of our Victorian Polish community, and they continue to go from strength to strength, ensuring that the Polish culture, traditions and language are handed down from one generation to the next. It has been a pleasure to have a great friendship with the ambassador throughout the five-year posting in Australia. I wish him and his family all the very best in his future endeavours as he makes his way back to Poland. It has truly been an honour for me to work with the outgoing ambassador and to really foster great friendship between Victoria and Poland in our many activities that we have been able to deliver in the last five years. Our ambassador, Michał Kołodziejski, has been an absolute pleasure. All the very best.