Thursday, 4 June 2026

 David SOUTHWICK (Caulfield) (09:57): Victoria lost a legend in Neale Daniher, who lost the ultimate battle in fighting MND – fighting the beast. We are all with him, and that is certainly part of why I and a number of colleagues will be fighting MND as part of the Big Freeze in Parliament in the next sitting week. I want to also pay my respects to the member for Pakenham. We will be out there, donning the beanie, putting the challenge out and ensuring we advocate for everybody to fight MND.

The SPEAKER: The member for Caulfield will remove the prop.

David SOUTHWICK: Chris ‘Rossy’ Ross was a former high-performance manager.

The SPEAKER: The member for Caulfield will remove the prop.

David Southwick interjected.

The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Caulfield will remove the prop.

Members interjecting.

The SPEAKER: Order!

David SOUTHWICK: Chris Ross lost his battle in 2023 at the age of 31, and I will be doing this for him and his family. They will be wearing the beanie, and they will be there with us in Parliament to ensure that people understand what this horrible disease does. Chris lost his voice before anything. He could not speak, and that is why we are here today, along with everybody else, to speak for Chris, to wear the beanie and to ensure that people understand what this horrible disease does to everybody.

The SPEAKER: The member for Caulfield will resume his seat.