Wednesday, 26 August 2026

 Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (10:08): On a different note, I would like to encourage anyone who has not seen it to catch the wonderful Australian Story episode about Naima Ali Farah and her son Feisal, refugees who came from Somalia to Preston and received support through local residents Nicole Schlesinger, her son Louie Cina and their friends Karen Silberberg, Lyn Benson, Danielle Clayman, Jennifer Balint and Dave Clark. Part of that story is a wonderful story about the way that people of different faiths, of Jewish and Muslim faiths, came together, but it is also very much about the community refugee integration and settlement program, and it is certainly a program we would encourage people to look at. We thank federal minister Andrew Giles for his leadership in setting up that particular program that has helped Naima, Feisal and many others in our local community.