Tuesday, 27 August 2024

Pakenham electorate community activities

Emma VULIN (Pakenham) (13:11): Locally it has been busy as usual. I had a nice visit to Cardinia Storm Hockey Club, watching the under-12s match. I attended the newly named Rob Porter Reserve in Officer and was a guest at the Officer Roos ladies lunch. I had a visit to Pakenham Pumas Baseball Club to commemorate 25 years with past players and life members. This was followed by a special Saturday night when I officially handed over the keys for the new state-of-the-art rescue truck to the dedicated volunteers at Nar Nar Goon fire brigade. The members of our CFA are all absolutely incredible, and I thank all of them for the work they do protecting our communities.

I was also happy to host the Premier with my colleagues and the mayor at the Officer Gurdwara to show off the great work that our local Sikh community do to support our community. I officially opened the Toun-nun Child and Family Centre in Officer with Cr Tammy Radford, another great partnership initiative between the state government and Cardinia Shire Council.

A big thankyou to Anchor Community Care for having the member for Frankston and me visit to discuss their MyLife program, which supports young people transitioning from state and residential care. They provide vital assistance to some of our most vulnerable community members, and I thank them for their important work.