Friday, 14 November 2025

 Tim BULL (Gippsland East) (10:19): Tuesday was Remembrance Day, and I want to acknowledge all the people throughout my electorate and indeed across the state who turned out for their various services, but also the many people within our RSL sub-branches who put on these services. I attended the Bairnsdale service at the war cemetery, and the weather conditions there were something to behold. It was pouring rain the whole time. It would have been lucky to be a temperature in the positives, but the vice-president Ray Rock conducted a great little service, with president Allan Pappin in attendance. Following that I went down to the Paynesville RSL sub-branch, which used Remembrance Day to open its renovations to that sub-branch, which will be a great asset to the community. For those who have not visited the Paynesville RSL sub-branch, they have done an extraordinary job acknowledging their veterans who served. They have a memorial garden with plaques telling the story of the servicemen from that community, many who lost their lives, some who returned. The history that is recorded in that memorial garden is something I would encourage everybody who visits East Gippsland just to go and have a walk through. To everyone across the state who turned out, Remembrance Day, like Anzac Day, has had a big resurgence, and I congratulate you all.