Friday, 14 November 2025

 Jeff BOURMAN (Eastern Victoria) (09:57): At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns fell silent, ending the First World War. Remembrance Day is to remember those that left our shores and paid the ultimate price, initially starting back in 1918, but quite unfortunately for many, many times since then. Because of that, on Tuesday 11 November this year I went to Noble Park RSL to celebrate Remembrance Day with my colleague Mr Tarlamis, and it was sobering and sombre to see the amount of the old blokes now that fought in Vietnam, and the mates they did not bring back. But regardless of that, I think as a token of respect we should just pass comment in this place about those who have allowed us to continue being here. Our society is such that we can still vote without interference from people with guns and things like that. That is what these people fought for. Lest we forget.