Garth Hamilton (Groom, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'm so proud of the way that my staff take up the challenge of serving our community. I want to take this opportunity, as we head towards the end of this term, to thank them. We've gone through a lot together, guys. Ruth Doyle is well known in our community. She goes above and beyond. She's been helping people out for years. She'll call them weeks after she's helped them. I know this because I hear it. People tell me all the time of the great job you do. Thank you. And Ruth has been going through some pretty tough times with health struggles. Ruth, I love you and thank you for the job you do for my community.

Scott O'Connell, you've been there with me since day 1. Mate, you're looking after your boy, Al, at the moment. It's a joy to see him grow up in my office. To Joanne Doyle, you're next off the order. You've done such a great job, and you've done it in a term when you've lost two parents. I don't know how you've done it. I really appreciate you, Jo, for everything you do for my community.

Greta Dwan, you've done a great job coming in and turning around my media. Thank you so much. For someone so young, you've done a great job. Keely Berther, you're amazing. The energy you bring to my office is absolutely fantastic. Rose and Matthew, you're both an absolute breath of fresh air. I have so many volunteers in that office. I'll name as many as I can. There's Peter, Steve, Sheldon, Nathan, Susan, Jeff, Neil, Sam, Adam—and there are so many more. We are a service provider to our community. What you guys do makes our community better, and I want everyone to hear how much I appreciate you.

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