Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I'm pleased to inform the House that present in the gallery today are Mr Tommy Quick and members of the Stroke Foundation, as guests of the member for Maribyrnong. At age 12, Tommy's life changed dramatically when he suffered a stroke. He was forced to relearn everything, including his speech, and continues to live with the ongoing impacts of childhood stroke. Through resilience and determination, Tommy found renewed purpose in 2017 when he trialled a recumbent trike. Tommy has ridden an extraordinary 156,000 kilometres across Australia in support of childhood stroke awareness and has spent the last eight days riding from Howlong to Parliament House, arriving in time for Childhood Stroke Awareness Week and question time today. On behalf of the House, well done Tommy, and welcome to parliament.

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