Wednesday, 22 March 2023

 David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (09:40): Colleagues, we all had different careers prior to politics, and one of my careers as many of you may know was as a former DJ – that is right. Well, after a number of encouragements from Zeddy Lawrence and Zionism Victoria we are bringing back the decks. We are out again to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. I know we are going to have a lot of fun, and in Pink’s words we are going to get the party started and get the opportunity to bring out the YMCA, the Nutbush and the Bus Stop – all the classic hits. But it is about raising money for Ukrainian refugees, and on 26 April we are asking all colleagues, all members of Parliament, to dig into their pockets to raise the funds. We are up to $8000 and we need to get to $10,000 to do it. You can all come along. You can all have some fun, and I invite you to do that on 26 April.

The stars are aligning, because on Sunday I caught up with DJ Ari at In One Voice festival. He is a teenager, he is just starting his career and he tried to help me get back to learning a few things to bring back the old tricks. But then, you would not believe it, only on Monday I turned up at the WIZO fashion parade and there was Robert Huggins, the guy that trained me, still doing it. It just shows that there is a career after politics, and he also gave me a few tips. So get on board and support our important cause to raise money for Ukrainian refugees.