Wednesday, 5 February 2025

 Mathew HILAKARI (Point Cook) (19:15): (986) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Small Business and Employment, and the action that I seek is for the minister to join me for a local business round table within the community that I represent. This government have of course demonstrated their support for small business in Point Cook through the numerous visits of the Small Business Bus, which is a wonderful service provided by this government. They help people to start or to build their small business and give them specialised financial tips, wellbeing support, business strategies and online strategies, and I know many people in the community that I represent have appreciated their services already. Having a government that supports small business is vital for the community that I represent, because you may not know but the LGAs that cover the community that I represent – Hobsons Bay and Wyndham City Council – have 99 and 97 per cent of their businesses that are small businesses. So that is good for the community.

Most recently the small business association that has set up in Point Cook, under the leadership of Sudhir, Sara and Japinder, is fantastic – the Point Cook Business Association. They are hardworking community-minded people who want to see a fair go for their businesses and to see small businesses thrive. Minister, I look forward to seeing you again, I hope, at a small business round table. You have been there before. I hope you had a great time, and I look forward to having you back.