Dr Hun Khoon Ng
Steve DIMOPOULOS (Oakleigh – Minister for Environment, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Minister for Outdoor Recreation) (11:22): The second doctor in Oakleigh I want to acknowledge is Dr Hun Khoon Ng. He passed away a few weeks ago, and I want to pass on my thanks and condolences to his family. He was on North Road, Oakleigh. His daughter now runs the practice. He was a migrant to this country, with a warm, huge smile and a no-nonsense approach. Nothing was too much of a burden for Dr Ng. He spoke Greek – he learned Greek through his Greek patients. It was fantastic to have this beautiful Chinese Australian doctor who spoke Greek.
Those two doctors served along with many others, but I am acknowledging those two in my community because they were my local doctors. They were not just GPs. They were rocks of the community. They battled, on behalf of their patients, Centrelink and government services. They became confidants. They became counsellors. They really supported the community over many decades.