Friday, 14 November 2025

 Vicki WARD (Eltham – Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery, Minister for Equality) (10:36): This year we again had special local Remembrance Day services. I thank the Montmorency Eltham RSL for their work and dedication; as well as Zara and her lovely singing voice, Montmorency South Primary; Oliver and Anika, Holy Trinity Primary; Elin and Roman, Sherbourne Primary; Alannah and Heidi, Eltham North Primary; the Eltham College choir; Lydia, Montmorency Primary; Robert, Lower Plenty Primary; Ijsbrand and his great bugling, Eltham College; and students from Eltham East Primary and St Francis Xavier Primary. I thank committee members and volunteers of Friends of Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park and the Nillumbik CFA group for organising and supporting a lovely Remembrance Day service at Kangaroo Ground and Nillumbik Group Officer Matt Knight for his thoughtful speech. Thank you, Diamond Creek RSL and all involved in the Remembrance Day service at the Diamond Creek War Memorial, especially Kerryn Cruickshank, Diamond Creek RSL president, and Peter Guatta, Diamond Creek RSL treasurer. Thank you also to St Thomas the Apostle Primary, Diamond Creek Primary, Diamond Creek East Primary, Sacred Heart Primary and Wattle Glen Primary for their contributions to the service.