Sam Rae (Hawke, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'd like to thank the very many people who worked on the 'yes' campaign in Hawke. We were guided by the leadership of Kylie Spencer, a proud Wurundjeri woman and someone whom I am fortunate to call a great friend. I also thank some of the stellar volunteer leaders across our electorate who stood up and did the hard work required of them. Thanks to the special team in Moorabool, led by the incredible Daryl Baker, Russell Bell, Chris Wells, Derrick Simpson and Di McAuliffe. Thanks to the great people in Melton, including Ravinder Kaur, Stephen Waddell, Kura and Michael Doyle, Natalie Gonzalez, Jo Fox, Nathan Miles, and Vivek Sharma. Thanks to our legendary crew in Sunbury: Raquel Stewart, Darrin Ray, Jarrod Bell, Brad Stewart, Rhonda Edmonds, Lyn Knorr, Greg Flemming, Glenn Barfoot and too many others to count. While the result isn't what we hoped for, we can be so proud of the positive local campaign that we were all involved in to promote reconciliation in our community. That cause will continue as time goes on.

House adjourned at 17 : 00

The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Payne ) took the chair at 09:41.