Tuesday, 28 October 2025

 Bronwyn HALFPENNY (Thomastown) (13:13): Congratulations for the 30th anniversary of the St Francis Filipino Senior Citizens Club, a club that has contributed so much and is still going strong. I would like to thank the current president Del and current treasurer Bernadette and all committee members for their commitment and hard work providing support, cultural activities, food and entertainment for over 30 years. I would also like to congratulate all the seniors and the great celebration they put on a couple of Sundays ago, which I attended. It was a great afternoon with good food, dancing and goodwill. I would also like to just quickly go through and congratulate the recipients of the parliamentary award at this event. These are volunteers that have given their time over many, many years to support Filipino seniors and also the wider community in the Thomastown electorate: Cristinely Estacio, Christine Catudio, Mercy Evang, Albert Galang, Maparaluman Cruz, Carlos Marabat, Ed Escall, Tetchie Rouillon, Luz Lastimoso, Ian Boon, Fe Dustagheer, Tita Lasala, Diony Lapuz, Gabby Ocampo, Helen Javier, Celia Mungcal, Bernadette Cowley, Liza Eyles, Delilah Mungcal, Marilou Barnard, Felicisimo Pineda, Erlinda Minter, Rome Samuel and Leo Javier.