Tuesday, 14 November 2023

 Steve DIMOPOULOS (Oakleigh – Minister for Environment, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Minister for Outdoor Recreation) (12:49): I recently hosted our annual Pink Ribbon Breakfast with the member for Ashwood and the member for Glen Waverley. Every year members from our local community come together to spread love, hope and support. This event is really important for raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research. I want to thank our very inspirational guest speaker Melissa Hamilton, who shared her story about successfully battling breast cancer and the importance of yearly check-ups. Thank you to Vanilla Lounge and their wonderful team, who always put the most delicious breakfast on and go above and beyond to help support this worthy cause.

I also want to thank everyone who attended, including Glen Eira Football Club, Oakleigh Amateur Football Club, Carnegie South Cricket Club, Murrumbeena Park Bowls Club, Waverley Bridge Club, Oakleigh District Football Netball Club, Waverley Netball Centre, Glen Eira City Council, Carnegie traders association, the Polish Community Care Services, Karyatides women’s club, History Monash, Waverley Day VIEW Club, Mount Waverley Heights Primary School, St Anthony’s primary school, Salesian College Chadstone, Clayton North Primary, Sacred Heart Girls College, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Oakleigh, Emmaus College Melbourne, Camelot Rise Primary School, Glen Education, St James Primary School and every other local community member who attends this extraordinary event every year. I took it over from the former member, the great Ann Barker, and in my office Caroline and the team organise it every year. It inspires us every single year when we have these extraordinary guest speakers and the community turn out and raise money for breast cancer research.