Tuesday, 21 June 2022

 Mr LEANE (Eastern Metropolitan—Minister for Local Government, Minister for Suburban Development, Minister for Veterans) (11:52): Today I would like to update the house on the progress of the inaugural ex-service organisations summit being hosted by the Victorian Veterans Council on Saturday, 6 August, at the Melbourne convention centre. This event is proudly being funded by the Andrews Labor government. This summit will provide a platform for collaboration across organisations supporting veterans and their families and the opportunity for ESOs to establish new partnerships to enhance the service delivery. The summit will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday, 6 August—online participation is also available—with an evening event which will be held at the Shrine of Remembrance on Friday, 5 August. The VVC invites all Victorian-based ESOs and service providers to attend this free event, with veterans and their family members also welcome. The summit program has been designed for ESOs and service providers to participate in knowledge exchange, discover the latest trends and opportunities in service delivery and connect with other ESOs and service providers to forge new relationships for better service provision. ESOs can find out more and register their interest via the Victorian Veterans Council website, and I encourage all members of this chamber and the other chamber to share this information with the ESOs in their areas, which do a fantastic job in supporting veterans’ wellbeing.