Bob Baldwin (Paterson, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources) Share this | Hansard source

The member interjects there because he believes that it should all be about politics. We do not. We believe it should be about the individuals in the community who put the effort in. As Mrs Simpson said in this article, ‘You don’t do it to be acknowledged but it is nice to be recognised.’ We recognise those volunteers, and over the next few months we will be holding events in my community to hand out volunteers certificates. They are available to all volunteers who have given to their community. I think it is a disgraceful attempt at politics the way that the state government of New South Wales uses its money in a way that is biased against you if you are not in an ALP held seat. They should be condemned for their action.

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