Wednesday, 18 February 2026

 Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (10:04): I would like to update the house on a little fundraiser that we ran last year in which I attempted to jog all 426 public streets in Reservoir. I am pleased to report that the run got done and we raised $4700 for Reservoir Neighbourhood House. A big thankyou goes to all of the team there, including Craig Liddell, Gillian Wood, Jenny Gailans, Margaret Styles and Kate Hatton, who joined us for part of the jog on her rollerskates. And a thankyou goes to some other generous donors: Cr Matt Arturi; Snowy Stacy; Roslyn Hunter; Maria and Geoff Thompson; the member for Broadmeadows; the member for Pakenham; Jacinta Ermacora in the other place; Ged Kearney; Alys Gagnon; Emma Cunningham; Ruth McCall of Preston Rotary; Jim Shen, who ran a great local Lunar New Year festival last week; Louise Kenney-Shen; Nathan Fradley; Paul Culhane, a long-time Preston Reservoir local; Thomas Leslie of Darebin Brass Band; Peter Kemp; Sarah Lucia; Dylan Vigilante; Daniel Scoullar; Cr Kristine Olaris; Patrick Wood of Reservoir United and St Joseph the Worker; Graham Mills from West Preston Lakeside; Dorothy Sofra and Tennie Ramirez from the Damayan Society; Philip Bouchier; Imelda Murphy, who ran a great BrigidFest event the other week; Geraldine Wood; Janelle Kwon; Matt Cowgill; Dave Stoneman, one of our local firefighters; Danny Reddan; Alexandra Gill; Vix Penko; Jess Richardson of Friends of Edwardes Lake; and Theresa Bradley, who I know would like me to express her opposition to duck hunting. Thank you to everyone who donated and supported Reservoir Neighbourhood House.