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

Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to add to your welcome.

This morning I moved a private member's motion in the House relating to New South Wales Seniors Week and to seniors. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those seniors in Shortland electorate—I did not do this in my contribution this morning—for the enormous amount of volunteer work that they do within the electorate. They are the backbone of volunteerism in Shortland electorate. They give many hours of their time voluntarily. Each and every time I present awards in Shortland, the number of senior citizens that receive those awards is enormous.

Lake Macquarie City Council also recognises the importance of seniors. To celebrate Seniors Week, it is having a concert at the Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre. That will be an opportunity for the council to say thank you to senior citizens.

There are many services available within Shortland electorate, the Hunter and the Central Coast, but a number of those services seniors do not know about. So I have put together a seniors directory. I encourage seniors to contact my office and get a copy of the directory, because it will be a very useful resource for them. (Time expired)

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