Russell Broadbent (McMillan, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Woorayl Lodge in Leongatha is a not-for-profit community based residential aged-care service. My aged-care heroes today are Keith Marshman, Graeme Evans, Robert Bruce, Judith Bright, Chris George, Leo Argento, Geoff Robb, Linda Fiddelaers, Mark Pearce, Garry Van Sinderen, Jo White and Carolyn Little. These people are the board members of this particular not-for-profit aged-care facility, and they are my aged-care heroes, who give their own time and effort to look after those people in Leongatha and surrounds who are ageing in place—ageing in community.

I am talking about these not-for-profit organisations not only in my electorate but also in regional Australia because Woorayl Lodge is just like a whole lot of not-for-profit organisations throughout Australia. I am raising the issue of appropriate funding that has not been given by successive governments, including this one, to support these not-for-profit organisations. In fact, I am suggesting the larger for-profit organisations have been receiving the bulk of the energy and funds coming out of this government and previous governments for aged care.