Dai Le (Fowler, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It's humbling to be returned for a second term as the Independent member for Fowler, to continue giving voice to one of the most diverse and hardworking electorates in the country. Over the past few weeks, I've been back on the ground—not that I had left it!—from visiting ASSIDA, in Liverpool, where Theophile Elongo and his team are supporting newly arrived migrants and refugees, to seeing the dedication of our local St Vinnies in Mount Pritchard—the top revenue-earning store in the country, believe it or not, with all proceeds going back into local services. I joined the Liverpool night van team to provide food and sleeping bags to people sleeping rough—a reminder of the growing need in our community.

I also spent time with the Chipping Norton Chargers Football Club, a grassroots club working hard to give young people, especially girls, access to sport. But they need support. I call on both state and federal governments to invest in proper change facilities, to help grow female participation in Fowler and beyond.

Our community speaks over 100 languages, and we all want the same thing: opportunity, dignity and a fair go. Our community shows up every day. We do the work and we support each other, and I'll keep doing everything I can in this place to ensure Fowler is not left behind.