Thursday, 16 November 2023

Lee Webb OAM

Colin BROOKS (Bundoora – Minister for Development Victoria, Minister for Precincts, Minister for Creative Industries) (10:00): I wish to place on record the gratitude of my community to Mr Lee Webb, who recently stepped down as president of Greensborough RSL. Lee served in the Australian Army from 1968 to 1988 and served our nation in Vietnam. In 1992 he joined the Greensborough RSL sub-branch of the RSL, and became president in 1996. He has held that position for nearly the entirety of that time, overseeing the growth of the RSL in Greensborough, supporting veteran welfare and building strong connections and understanding in the broader community about the service and sacrifice of our veterans. He also served on the board of the Victorian RSL from 2010, including a stint as senior vice-president from 2017 to 2021. Lee was a founding member of the Diamond Valley and districts Vietnam veterans sub-branch and the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia, affectionately and locally known as the DViets. In 2020 Lee was awarded the Order of Australia for services to veterans and their families. He was also a founding member of the Diamond Valley men’s shed, and he was passionate about the role that the shed played in breaking down barriers of social isolation for many people. Few have served their country, their state and their local community with such dedication, and even fewer with such humility. On behalf of my local community, I wish Lee and his wife Linda well in the next chapter of their lives close to family and warmer weather.