Wednesday, 21 September 2022

 Mr MAAS (Narre Warren South) (10:04): I rise today to thank and indeed acknowledge my community of Narre Warren South. It has been an unqualified privilege to represent them in this, the 59th, Parliament. It has been really, really tough too. We have had a big couple of years with the pandemic, but I have been so proud of Narre Warren South and the way it has risen to meet those challenges. All our local community groups, churches, community houses, multicultural groups, food services, sporting clubs, artist groups, schools, support and legal services, police and emergency services have made an invaluable contribution to our community during this time. It has been my pleasure to connect with these volunteers who run these groups and those who work on the front line to make sure that no-one missed out. I acknowledge that there is more to do, but while these groups are continually fighting to keep delivering the best possible services they can, we are indeed in very good hands.

I am grateful of course to be a part of this great Labor government that is funding our students and teachers, widening our roads, reducing bottlenecks, increasing our train services, providing new stations, removing level crossings, investing in our health services, helping with the cost of living, fighting climate change and making sure that our area remains connected and moving forward. I would be humbled and indeed proud to continue this work with Narre Warren South, doing what matters and delivering for our community.