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Congratulations to Year 12 students across the Summer Hill electorate sitting their HSC exams.

This weekend's opening of the new Ashfield Aquatic Centre comes just in time for summer and will provide inner westies with a state-of-the-art, world-class swimming facility. Swimming pools are vital community assets that improve both our physical health and mental wellbeing. 

The Bilingual Support Program from Ethnic Community Services in Marrickville helps inner west kids from CALD and indigenous communities settle into preschool with the help of a trained bilingual early childhood educator. 

Connect Inner West helps older people in our community maintain their independence by providing affordable and safe community transport, a vital service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I represent a diverse and inclusive community that prides itself on being a welcoming, safe place for people who identify as transgender, gender diverse or non-binary. In our community, and across New South Wales, gender diverse people are loved and valued.

Recently I spoke to a number of TAFE teachers who discussed with me the complete lack of resources available to TAFE students. There is a clear disconnect that exists between TAFE management and the day‑to‑day reality of the learning environment.

The difference between the policies of the Labor Opposition and the Government on land clearing and koala protection could not be more stark. Labor has long fought this Government on its appalling record and approach to land clearing and to biodiversity protection. Labor understands the value of protecting our unique and iconic native species but, unlike the Government, we also understand what it takes to do so: stopping habitat destruction, reversing the tragic loss of our native forest and facing head-on the many threats caused by climate change.

Thank you 

Anti Poverty Week highlights the surging rate of poverty and food insecurity experienced due to the impacts of COVID-19.

Studio Artes recently moved into Sydenham, making a new home in the Inner West.