Ken Wyatt (Hasluck, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last Friday, I had the honour of attending the official opening of the extended facility of the Moorditj Mia Day Centre at Centenary House, Koongamia, in my electorate of Hasluck. My colleague and friend, the Hon. Alyssa Hayden MLC, member for the East Metropolitan Region, officiated the opening, and the event was very well attended by members of our local community.

The Rise Network has offered a community-based HACC funded program for the local Aboriginal community in the City of Swan for the past nine years. At Moorditj Mia, local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders from the Shire of Mundaring and City of Swan come together for a yarn and spend time together in an informal setting. People are able to share and celebrate stories and make connections with services and people in the region.

This initiative of Rise complements their existing service delivery areas in aged care, mental health, youth, care givers and people with a disability. Rise has been in the local Midland region for 30 years now as a result of a community meeting of 92 people on the 12 July 1983 at the Brown Park Community Centre in Swan View.

I congratulate everyone involved in Rise Network's growth and effective service and everyone involved in the successful delivery and opening of the expanded Moorditj Mia Day Centre in Koongamia.

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