Carina Garland (Chisholm, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

This week we heard of the record $500 million investment in women's health. I really want to thank the people of Chisholm for participating in forums, round tables and surveys about their health needs, which really helped our government to implement the initiatives that we are. I'm really grateful for their participation. The active electorate that I have in Chisholm really cares about health. I've been really pleased to be able to deliver an urgent care clinic in Mount Waverley that has been so well received in the community. This is in addition to a new headspace centre in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, which I know is providing much needed support to young people in our community with mental health concerns. It also has a GP, which is a very important resource for young people in our community. I want to thank everyone in my electorate for their advocacy around community infrastructure, including a new pavilion at Mount Waverley Reserve. I want to thank our volunteers for all the work they do and their support for our wonderful community organisations, and I'm really looking forward to being able to work with them on the latest grant program. I acknowledge their hard work in putting in their submissions to that. I've been able to take ministers to see the TAFE institutions in our electorate to meet people benefitting from free TAFE and the changes to higher education more broadly. I'm so grateful for the way that the people of Chisholm have been vocal in their advocacy that allow— (Time expired)

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