Thursday, 30 October 2025

 Wayne FARNHAM (Narracan) (09:53): I would also like to recognise my local newspaper, the Warragul and Drouin Gazette, who have been very, very big supporters of our local community for a very long time. In particular, I would like to give a shout-out to Bonnie Collings, who was recently awarded cadet of the year by the country press association – a fantastic achievement for a wonderful young lady. I would also like to acknowledge the newspaper’s achievements for best digital presence – they got a ‘highly commended’; best editorial campaign – they got commended for that; and also best commercial feature, which was highly commended. I would also like to give them a big thankyou for driving the homeless forum we had in my electorate just recently. Everyone at the Warragul and Drouin Gazette got behind it, and it was a very good way of raising awareness.