Thursday, 26 May 2022

Federal election

Mr ONDARCHIE (Northern Metropolitan) (10:29): Election times are tough on candidates and a very busy time for them and their families. I want to pay tribute to the Liberal candidates in Melbourne’s north and west: Tim Staker-Gunn in Calwell, Tom Wright in Wills, Virosh Perera in Scullin, Jadon Atkinson in Cooper, Richard Welch in McEwen, Mira D’Silva in Maribyrnong, Ravi Gaddipati in Lalor, James Damches in Melbourne, Sahil Tomar in Jagajaga, David Wood in Fraser and John Fletcher in Gorton. I want to thank their families, their friends and their campaign teams and the many volunteers, helpers, Young Libs and businesses who supported our candidates in Melbourne’s north and west. It is not an easy job to convince people in Melbourne’s north and west if you are a Liberal, but they did an exemplary job of convincing people that there are alternatives to other candidates. The Liberal Party is extremely proud of these candidates for their efforts. We thank them so much for their tenacity, their persistence, their determination and their energy.