Melissa McIntosh (Lindsay, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Today, around 55 Australians will be diagnosed with breast cancer. That adds up to almost 20,000 people this year. Everyone in this chamber and across our country will likely know a family member, a loved one, a friend, a colleague or a neighbour affected by breast cancer. Australians suffering breast cancer deserve the best support and the highest-quality care. McGrath Foundation breast care nurses in our local Nepean Hospital and right across Australia embody this spirit. They have supported people with breast cancer and their families, investing in research, and they have adapted their service during the pandemic to help reach people through telehealth, providing physical, psychological and emotional support from diagnosis and throughout treatment.

That's why, in my electorate of Lindsay, we're getting behind Pink Up Penrith. Now in its fourth year running, we've raised over $138,000. It's been a challenge this year to fundraise around COVID restrictions, but Penrith CBD Corporation has some great initiatives to make sure our community can get involved in Pink Up Penrith. Australia has one of the highest survival rates for breast cancer in the world, but we must aim higher. I encourage everyone in Lindsay to show exactly why we have the best community spirit in the country and to support Pink Up Penrith.