Ursula Stephens (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that 28 October 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Goulburn congregation of the Sisters of Mercy, the first Mother House in regional Australia;

(b)

acknowledges the contribution of the Sisters of Mercy to the development of education, nursing, pastoral care and care for the aged and disadvantaged in Australia; and

(c)

congratulates the inspirational women of the Goulburn congregation on their colourful history and involvement in shaping the history of the region.