Annette Ellis (Canberra, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Last week on Tuesday I had the pleasure of spending half an hour or so—as it was a sitting day—with Mona Russell, who had turned 100 two days before. There is a group down in Tuggeranong, in my electorate, called the Tuggeranong singalong group. They meet every week, and Mona has been a member of that group for 10 years now. The Tuggeranong Communities@Work community organisation hosts and helps organise the Tuggeranong singalong group. So I was glad to go along there last Tuesday, brief though it was, and see the joy, friendship and love of each other in that room and the wonderful community support that goes on, and also to have the opportunity to join with all of those fantastic people in wishing Mona Russell 100th birthday wishes. She was a very strong participant in the singalong, I can assure you. Her family were with her for the special day, and I have to commend the work and the dedication of the Communities@Work organisation, which helps to auspice such a simple yet really meaningful and helpful community organisation as the Tuggeranong singalong group. I am sure everybody here joins with me in wishing Mona Russell many more birthdays after her 100th celebration.