Joanne Ryan (Lalor, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to share with the House the names of the 2017 Lalor Heroes. These are people honoured by our great community for their work as volunteers in our community, representing either a sporting or a community organisation.

In 2017 they are: Margaret Campbell from the Wyndham Community and Education Centre; Robert Bradley from the Wyndham Honorary Justices of the Peace group; Lisa Heinrichs from Wyndham Heritage Recovery; Miwako Okumura from Eat My Garden; Nathan Jenner from the Tenpin Bowling Association Victoria; Lisa Kronk and Jarrod Buchanan from the Werribee Bears Rugby League Club; Daniel Oldfield from Wyndham Ultimate frisbee club; Lynette Richmond from the Little River Mechanics Institute and Free Library; Paul Ryan from the Werribee Little Athletics Centre; Angela Cole from Hoppers Crossing Soccer Club; from the Weerama Festival Committee there is Marcel Mahfoud, Amanda Littlejohn, Rakesh Singh, Pam Strong and Ruth Mihelcic; from Point Cook Action Group there is Susan McIntyre; Daryl Carpenter from the Rotary Club of Wyndham; Matt Flahavin from the Werribee Football Club; Susan Ingram from Shoestring Gardening; Ted Tyrell from Carpet Bowls for All Abilities; Susan Reilly from the Wyndham Girl Guides; and Nicole Cooper from the Laverton Magpies Football Club.

The celebration night for the Lalor Heroes is a fantastic event where we pay tribute to the work done by the volunteers in our community. We are building community every day in the seat of Lalor from the ground up as thousands come to share their lives with us. These people are at the backbone of our community.

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