Page 4827 - Week 13 - Thursday, 28 November 2019
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children, to read and other people in our community to access library services. We are ensuring that our city is a welcoming place by establishing a new “welcome to Canberra” support service and, earlier this year, officially becoming a welcoming city, benchmarking ourselves against standards, so that we can improve Canberra as an inclusive place.
I would also like to put on record my thanks to those people who, throughout the year, have made an incredible contribution to our city. Firstly, to my constituents in Murrumbidgee, thank you for your friendly engagement over the course of the year. It has been a privilege to represent you in the Assembly and the government.
I would also like to thank the many multicultural communities who I have had the privilege to meet throughout the year. Because of the position that I am in, I see the contribution they make to the cultural vibrancy of our city in a unique way, and they are so very valued.
In Transport Canberra I would like to thank all of the staff, from the bus drivers through to the mechanics and their representatives, transport planners and other staff in Transport Canberra that keep Canberrans connected and moving every day. Thank you for your work.
On the city services side of the directorate, to the city presentation team, the arborists, domestic animal services, roads and active travel, the capital works team and so many other parts of the directorate, I say thank you. Your work in maintaining and building our city’s infrastructure and providing services is valued by our community and our government.
I would like to thank officials from the office of multicultural affairs and the Community Services Directorate who have been doing great work on building an inclusive city.
To our DLOs, Emma Swan, Ella Jensen and Karen Kennedy, thank you for your hard work throughout the year. To my staff—Martin Greenwood, Sarah Niall, Damien Haas, James Koval, Hannah Froehlich, Alexandra Craig, Peter Kuschert, Tom McKernan and Monique Blasiak—thank you for your advice and the work that you have done throughout the year to build a better city. We have done a lot and this is just the start. We will keep delivering on our positive plans for the city next year.
I would also like to acknowledge my partner, Kurtis Oborne, who has had a pretty difficult year this year, with the passing of his mum. A lot of people in the Assembly have been very helpful in relation to that as well. Thank you for being mindful of the travel that needed to occur. Merry Christmas; I wish you all a happy new year, and I will see you at the Multicultural Festival in February.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
The Assembly adjourned at 6.39 pm until Tuesday, 11 February 2020, at 10 am.
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