I would like to wholeheartedly thank Gisele Mesnage for her tireless advocacy for vision impaired people in our community, and specifically those living in the Cardinal Freeman Village. After recently meeting with Gisele and her trusted guide dog Nyota it is obvious just how passionate Gisele is about sharing the experiences of vision impaired individuals and contributing to effective change that makes our city more accessible and walkable for everyone. Gisele works tirelessly to ensure that visually impaired individuals can safely navigate our roads and she has recently submitted detailed and well researched recommendations to both the Inner West Council and the City of Sydney where she outlined her experiences with the challenges of navigating pedestrian crossings. Gisele is actively and positively engaged in ongoing work with Inner West Council to find design solutions that enable all the community to safely and independently enjoy their local communities. The commitment of Gisele has never been more important for achieving improvements for the safety, accessibility and wellbeing of visually impaired members of our community. Thank you Gisele!