Members statements
Remembrance Day
Sonja TERPSTRA (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (09:45): I just want to remark and update the chamber that I attended in my electorate a very important and moving Remembrance Day ceremony on Saturday in the electorate of Croydon, which is in my region. It was fantastic to see the newly relocated war memorial that has been moved from near Coolstore Road to its new home near the library in Town Park. I give a big shout-out to the level crossing removal team for how they very lovingly and carefully moved that war memorial and restored it. Can I say all the veterans and the diggers who attended that ceremony on Saturday were so happy with the results. It is fantastic to see that this will now mean that more people can access this war memorial at times when they want to pay their respects to returned service people. Previously this war memorial was actually in the middle of a roundabout, which is pretty weird and random. Now that it has been moved to its new home at Town Park it is fantastic to see. It was a very well attended service, and it was fantastic.
I also got the opportunity to donate to the Croydon RSL a lone pine tree. I cannot wait to see them work with the council to find a home for that lone pine tree. It is such an important thing for those diggers and returned service people to reflect on and for all of us more broadly to commemorate and pay our respects to their service.