Speeches

Notes with dismay that ANZ plans to close its Ashfield Branch on 7 April 2021

Notes the dangerous intersection of West Street and Railway Parade, Petersham, and the safety risks to students travelling to and from Petersham Public School each day.

I speak on an issue that many local residents in my electorate have a close and personal connection to: treatment and support for those who use illicit drugs.

There can be no question that, as members of Parliament, the care we have for our communities extends to all the living creatures that play a part in our lives.

Notes 13 February 2021 marks the 13th anniversary of the National Apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples.

Notes the clearing of native vegetation as part of work to maintain the High Pressure Oil Pipeline that runs along the banks of the Cooks River.

Notes calls from the University of New South Wales and the Australia Conservation Foundation for the platypus to be listed as a threatened species in New South Wales.

I congratulate the local clubs and organisations that received funding in the 2020 Summer Hill Community Building Partnership grants.

I acknowledge the sad passing of Karl‑Heinz Fusting, long‑serving president of the Concordia German Club in South Marrickville.

Notes a bill to ban harmful gay conversion therapy has passed the Victorian Legislative Council.