Ged Kearney (Cooper, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) | Hansard source

I rise to inform the chamber of the opening of the 1st Preston Scout and Community Centre. This was a project that I was incredibly proud to attend and speak at alongside wonderful families and volunteers in my electorate of Cooper. What I saw was more than a refurbished building; it was a space brought back to life by a dedicated Scout group and a community that refused to let it fade away. With support from the Albanese Labor government through the Thriving Suburbs Program, we invested more than $545,000 to transform a once unusable hall into a vibrant, modern community hub. That investment has delivered a main activity space for Scouts to meet, learn and grow; community rooms for the rest of Preston and surrounding suburbs to use; and—

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