Geoff Lyons (Bass, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise in the House today to mention a remarkable woman in my electorate of Bass, Faith Layton. I was most pleased to officiate at a ceremony last week at Self Help Workplace in Launceston where I presented a life membership to Ms Layton. Self Help is a government and community supported employment business service, employing and training people with disabilities. Ms Layton served on the board of Self Help Workplace between 1979 and 1992, 13 years, including a term as chair from 1986 to 1987. Last week, Self Help recognised her contribution to improving the lives of those with disability through a life membership of Self Help Workplace.

For over 50 years, Self Help Workplace have been able to make a real difference in the lives of people with a disability by providing meaningful and productive employment. Currently employing more than 50 people, they are the largest employer of people with a disability in the greater Launceston area. It was indeed a great pleasure for me to have the great honour of presenting Faith Layton with her life membership.