Thursday, 2 April 2026

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (10:06): On Sunday I joined members of the Kew and Hawthorn ALP branches at the Glenferrie Festival. The Glenferrie Festival is an annual event held on Glenferrie Road which never fails to get everyone in Hawthorn out and about for the day. I always make a point of ensuring that I get down there each year. There were a bunch of students there from Swinburne University, and it was great to hear of some of the courses that they are doing and what they will add to the community and the surrounding area once they finish their tertiary qualifications. There were also quite a lot of young families and retirees and people from all walks of life that could be found there. This year was no different. I can report that the Glenferrie Traders Association, working with Boroondara council, put on a great event, and I would like to thank them for all their hard work and give a special shout-out to all the volunteers that helped put that event together. There were quite a huge amount of people to put all that infrastructure up in the early hours of the morning and then dismantle it in the evening once the festivities closed. For all the hard work that those volunteers did, I thank them.