Tuesday, 20 June 2023

 David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (13:02): We always push above our weight when it comes to service in our community, and I would like to recognise particularly those who were recognised as part of the King’s Birthday honours: firstly, in the AO category, Alan Schwartz and Professor John Zalcberg; in the AM category, Anton Block, Dr Sharonne Zaks, Rita Erlich, Professor Michele Grossman, Professor Danielle Mazza, Ruth Picker, Associate Professor Louis Roller and Judith Lucy; and in the OAM category, Phillipa Edwards, Jamie Lawson, Miriam Bass, Elly Brooks, Anneke Deutsch, Lisa Kennett, Peter Lewis, Stephen Marks, Raoul Salter, Alexander Waislitz or Alex, Michael Zervos, Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black, Adina Allen and the late Samuel Allen. These community citizens do a wonderful job. We would be nothing if it was not for the volunteers that we have in our community, and I want to particularly recognise them. Some of those I have recognised are not particularly within the Caulfield electorate but certainly within the Jewish community more broadly. I note that Alan Schwartz has been doing some fantastic work on the affordability of education, something that is a key topic that we have been talking about in this Parliament – how we need to ensure education is affordable and for all. Thank you to all of these wonderful volunteers who received King’s Birthday honours.