Wednesday, 21 September 2022

 Ms HALL (Footscray) (10:10): I must say that this, my last contribution of the 59th Parliament, feels a little less overwhelming than my first effort in here. It has been the greatest honour of my life to represent Footscray and Melbourne’s inner west. I am so proud of what we have been able to achieve over the last four years, particularly during the very challenging years of the global pandemic. It has been a great honour to work with small businesses, community organisations, schools and constituents to make things happen in Melbourne’s inner west, in particular our schools. Sunshine College, Glengala Primary School, Sunshine Primary School, Sunshine Special Developmental School, Rosamond Special, Footscray North Primary School, St Margaret’s Primary School in Maribyrnong, Dinjerra Primary School, Footscray Primary School, Footscray City Primary School and Footscray High—there are major upgrades underway or have been completed at those schools, and I will keep fighting for the other schools in my community to get the resources they need, because our state schools are great schools.

We have got Footscray Hospital, with a thousand workers on site; the Joan Kirner hospital, as you would know, Deputy Speaker; 500 000 trees being planted in Melbourne’s inner west; the Metro Tunnel; the next-gen trams; an upgrade to the Footscray Community Arts Centre and so much more.