Thursday, 10 March 2022

Western suburbs

Dr CUMMING (Western Metropolitan) (10:18): Next Tuesday, 15 March, I will be celebrating 25 years of service to my community in the western suburbs of Melbourne. My love of the western suburbs runs deep. I am a true born and bred westie, proud of my wonderful community. My community is vibrant, enriched by the people who have come from around the world to make here home. Their culture, their festivals and their cuisine have all been embraced and added to the colour of the area. The people of the west are the hardest working people you will ever meet. They are resilient—they just get on with the job. They are generous—they give their time and resources to help others. They believe in giving back to their community and have in so many ways. I have learned so much from my community, and they have continued to inspire me. It has been an absolute privilege to serve the western suburbs and to be their voice, and I hope to continue on representing the west for a long time to come.