Thursday, 30 November 2023

Felicitations

Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (10:25): On another matter, as Parliament will be breaking for the year, I do want to take a moment to wish everyone in the south-east and across Victoria a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. I wish all my constituents a very safe holiday season. I would like to congratulate as well all of the students in my electorate who have completed another school year and those who are graduating and will be receiving their results soon.

I would also like to acknowledge all the Victorians working through these holidays so that the rest of us can enjoy a break. As the shops get busier this time of year, so does the pressure on retail workers, and I encourage everyone to remember to treat these hardworking people with the respect and courtesy they deserve – because no-one deserves a serve.

A special thankyou to our emergency services personnel, who will be working through the break to keep us all safe and secure.

And as with others, with my first year in this place drawing to a close, I want to thank all of my colleagues in this chamber and in particular all the parliamentary clerks and staff, who have done so much to make life easier and to make our work possible, especially as new members. I look forward to representing my community again here next year.