Hansard debates

Ms WARD (Eltham) (13:58:50) — Thank you to the beautiful community of St Margaret's parish, who again created a very special World War I commemorative event, this year commemorating the Battle of Le Hamel. Led by Reverend Keren Terpstra, Reverend Robert Street and Father Terry Kean from St Francis Xavier parish, we joined together as a community to remember this terrible battle in a horrific war, the sacrifices made and the men and women from Eltham and Research who served. Bill McKenna and Peter Randle from the Montmorency-Eltham RSL, along with Jim Connor from the Eltham District Historical Society and Dennis Ward from the Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Park, helped put together a wonderful display of this period. Thank you to 1st Eltham Scout Group's Caelan Robertson, Chloe Machin, Liam Robertson, Isobel and Miranda Rowley, Cale Martin and Kiara Tooley; student leaders from Research Primary School Baxter Fox, Claudia Mietus and Grace Welburn; and from Eltham Primary School Inas and Lizzie, who were a very special part of the commemoration service.