Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I would like to share with the House two fantastic events that took place in the Shortland electorate. On 30 October this year I advised the House that I would be holding a breast cancer morning tea on the 31st. That breast cancer morning tea was held, and it was an outstanding success. We raised over $1,000 for breast cancer research. The beneficiaries of that were the Hunter breast cancer trials and the local Hunter breast cancer support group, as well as the peak body that sells the pink ribbons. Thank you to everyone who attended. It was a great morning. We learnt a lot and had a lot of fun.

I would also like to put on the record the success of the seniors forum that I held on 7 November. We had fantastic speakers who came along and shared information with seniors in the Charlestown area. I see one of my roles as a member of parliament as ensuring that the people that I represent can get the information that they need to be able to access the services in the community that are available. It has been said to me on so many occasions that it is like trying to find your way through a maze—there are services out there, but it is knowing about those services. I think every member of this parliament is beholden to make sure that the people that they represent can access that information and know what is out there.

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