Thursday, 30 July 2026

 Shaun LEANE (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (09:54): Today I want to acknowledge a number of branch members I have had the privilege to stand with: Frances Batt; Lance Cadman; Travis Geary; NK; Xavier Smith; Rachel Tian; Ian Rogers; Veida Paul; Steph Kilpatrick; Alex Law; Katerina Toussas; the magnificent Alistair McInnes; Michael McGoldrick; Jarrod Panther; Melissa Canty; Sean Devoy; Jamie Hoy; Donald Payne; Dustin Kim, the KAG; Pat and Ken Rivett; Pat Kelly; David Barker; Marj Munro; Beau Hesse; Donna MacKinnon; Timothy Dale; Lorna Dent; the magnificent Tony Dib; Meg Downie; Ted and Dympna Beard; Don Brown, my commie buddy; the whole great Setches family; and hundreds of other people that stood by in the cold and in the heat. No matter what political bent people have, it is the volunteers like this that really make our democracy as healthy as it can be.