Tuesday, 9 December 2025

 Paul HAMER (Box Hill) (12:31): I would like to give a shout-out to all the wonderful neighbourhood houses that we have in the Box Hill electorate: the Avenue Neighbourhood House, Bennettswood, Blackburn North, Box Hill South, Burwood, Clota Cottage, Kerrimuir, Louise Multicultural Community Centre and Surry Hills. Our local neighbourhood houses bring people together from across the community and provide a huge range of different services. Whether you want to improve your digital literacy, want to have a play in a ukulele band or want to cook dumplings, the local neighbourhood houses have something for you. It is not just about learning new skills, it is a social outlet. It is bringing people together who may not have that social interaction and those opportunities for social interaction. What our neighbourhood houses can do for the community is just wonderful. And I just want to also put on record my thanks to all the staff and volunteers at all our neighbourhood houses in the Box Hill electorate, who do a wonderful job in managing these programs from term to term.