Thursday, 14 November 2024

 Michael O’BRIEN (Malvern) (09:52): I was delighted to attend the Lloyd Street primary school fair on Derby Day, and unlike two years ago, when the rain came in horizontally, they had an absolutely perfect day. My congratulations to principal John Painter and all the parents, who managed to turn a fantastic day into a fantastic fair as well. To the mums who convinced me to buy the indoor plant, the good news is it still lives. I cannot guarantee how long it is going to live for, but it is still currently alive.

Following from that, we saw the Armadale Primary School fair last Sunday, where principal Rochelle Cukier and her team put on a fantastic show that got magnificent weather, and the whole community really mucked in. We have got some great government schools in my electorate, and it is always a pleasure to celebrate them, particularly since Armadale Primary School is celebrating its 140th ‍anniversary, an amazing achievement for an amazing school and an amazing community.

The fun does not stop there, because this Sunday we have got the Malvern Primary School fair, and under principal Robyn James and her team I am sure we are going to be seeing a fantastic day as well. I will be down there eating sausages in the interests of supporting the community of course. Following that, I get to go to the East Malvern Food and Wine Festival over in Central Park, which will be another great day.

The biggest event, though, will be on 1 December – a public meeting to discuss the Chadstone activity centre – and I would like to invite the Premier and the Minister for Planning to attend and explain what they want to do to my community.