Tracey Roberts (Pearce, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise to reflect on a generous and kind-hearted community organisation that is very active in the electorate of Pearce. The group is the Shree Kutchi Leva Patel Community, affectionately known as SKLPCWA.

This year marks a very special anniversary for the community, which is celebrating its 20th year—an important and impressive milestone. I was honoured to attend their 20th anniversary event over the weekend, and the SKLPCWA is all about heart and the human connection. This care for others is what makes community. It is particularly important in an electorate as diverse as Pearce, where 42 per cent of our community were born overseas. We have a wonderful mix of cultures in our electorate.

This organisation aims to provide opportunities to develop social values for the benefit of community through culture, sport, education and social activities. One example is raising money to provide wheelchairs for those who need them, and 340 wheelchairs in a shipping container were sent to a special school in Mombasa. This community generosity, in conjunction with the well-known Wheelchair for Kids, a volunteer based not-for-profit organisation, shows the heart of SKLPCWA. The community also helps young students by providing tutoring and support for students to achieve their best results. I congratulate the community group for their two decades of service to others, and I know it will continue. I wish them well. (Time expired)

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