The Hon. AILEEN MacDONALD (12:40): I move:

(1)That this House notes that:

(a)on Thursday 20 November 2025 the annual Elimination of Violence Against Women event will be held in the New South Wales Parliament dining room to raise money for the new Core and Cluster women's safe house in Lightning Ridge and the Lokahi Foundation that provides domestic and family abuse support services;

(b)the event, founded in 2007 by then member of the Legislative Council, Marie Ficarra, OAM, and Vincent De Luca, OAM, has been held every year since and has raised over $1 million over the last 19 years for the White Ribbon Foundation, women's refuges, safe houses, shelters, emergency centres and domestic and family violence support services;

(c)the new Core and Cluster women's safe house in Lightning Ridge is currently under development and the model provides:

(i)accessible short-term crisis accommodation and integrated support services for women and their children escaping domestic and family violence;

(ii)access for women and children moving away from the current three-bedroom shared facility to six independent accommodation units, significantly increasing the support offered within the Lightning Ridge community; and

(iii)an onsite hub building that offers a safe environment and access to counselling, legal assistance, education, employment support and child-friendly spaces and allows families to receive support while maintaining independence, personal space and routines.

(d)the Lokahi Foundation, founded in 2016 by Rachael Lloyd, provides a wide range of support services for women who have been victims of domestic and family abuse, and its experienced caseworkers deliver ongoing support that is designed to help survivors regain their freedom and independence, with support continuing for as long as each individual needs it, focusing solely on case management to ensure that domestic abuse survivors are offered ongoing support without time limit to regain their independence and freedom;

(e)parliamentary hosts over the nearly two decades of the event have included Marie Ficarra, OAM, the Hon. Shaoquett Moselmane and currently the Hon. Aileen MacDonald, OAM;

(f)special guests at the event on Thursday 20 November 2025 included:

(i)the Hon. Jodie Harrison, MP, Minister for Women, Minister for Seniors, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, representing the Premier;

(ii)the Hon. Mark Speakman, SC, MP, Leader of the Opposition;

(iii)the Hon. Sophie Cotsis, MP, Minister for Industrial Relations, and Minister for Work Health and Safety;

(iv)the Hon. David Harris, MP, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty, Minister for Gaming and Racing, Minister for Veterans, Minister for Medical Research, and Minister for the Central Coast;

(v)the Hon. Jenny Aitchison, MP, Minister for Roads, and Minister for Regional Transport;

(vi)Kellie Sloane, MP, shadow Minister for Health;

(vii)Mark Coure, MP, shadow Minister for Multiculturalism, shadow Minister for Jobs, Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology and shadow Minister for South-Western Sydney;

(viii)the Hon. Aileen MacDonald, shadow Minister for Youth Justice and parliamentary host of the elimination of violence event;

(ix)Tim James, MP, shadow Minister for Small Business, shadow Minister for Fair Trading, Work Health and Safety and Building;

(x)the Hon. Chris Rath, shadow Special Minister of State, shadow Minister for Local Government, shadow Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast and Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council;

(xi)Karen McKeown, OAM, MP, member for Penrith;

(xii)Roy Butler, MP, member for Barwon;

(xiii)Robert Dwyer, MP, member for Port Macquarie;

(xiv)Charishma Kaliyanda, MP, member for Liverpool;

(xv)Jacqui Scruby, MP, member for Pittwater;

(xvi)Mark Hodges, MP, member for Castle Hill;

(xvii)Philip Donato, MP, member for Orange;

(xviii)the Hon. Kerry Chikarovski, AM, first female to lead a major political in New South Wales and first female to serve as industrial relations Minister;

(xix)Simon Kennedy, MP, Federal member for Cook;

(xx)Hills Shire Council mayor, Dr Michelle Byrne, and deputy mayor, Frank De Masi;

(xxi)Ku-ring-gai Council mayor, Chistine Kay;

(xxii)Georges River Council mayor, Elise Borg, and councillors Christina Jamieson and Natalie Mort;

(xxiii)City of Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon, AM;

(xxiv)Northern Beaches Council councillors Vincent De Luca, OAM, Jody Williams, Ethan Hrnjak and Nicholas Beaugeard;

(xxv)Wollongong City Council councillor Thomas Quinn;

(xxvi)Randwick City Council councillors Christie Hamilton, Carolyn Martin, Daniel Rosenfeld, Masoomeh Asgari, Farshid Baradaran-Vahdat, Philipa Veitch and Danny Said;

(xxvii)Charles Curran, AC, senior, and Charles Curran, junior, foundation director of White Ribbon Australia;

(xxviii)Phillip Crawford, Chief Commissioner, NSW Independent Casino Commission; and

(xxix)Dr Howard Bell, OAM, acting magistrate.

(g)donors of auction and raffle prizes to the event included:

(i)Nic Cerrone, OAM, House of Cerrone;

(ii)Down to Earth Opals, Lightning Ridge;

(iii)Lost Sea Opals, Lightning Ridge;

(iv)Broken Hill Limousines;

(v)Red Earth Motel, Broken Hill;

(vi)Broken Hill Distillery;

(vii)Tydvil Hotel, Broken Hill;

(viii)S-Que, Broken Hill;

(ix)Taronga Western Plains Zoo;

(x)Taronga Zoo Sydney;

(xi)Akuna Motor Inn and Apartments, Dubbo;

(xii)Devil's Hollow Brewery, Dubbo;

(xiii)Carinya Station, Lightning Ridge;

(xiv)Outback Opal Tours;

(xv)Chambers of the Black Hand;

(xvi)Jonathan Alt, DARIS Group;

(xvii)Pacific Boating, Sydney;

(xviii)InterContinental Sydney Double Bay;

(xix)Sydney Cricket Ground;

(xx)Le Montage – Sal Navarra, Navarra Group;

(xxi)Phil Gould, AM;

(xxii)Danika Mason,The Today Show;

(xxiii)Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs;

(xxiv)Anne MacPherson of Annie Mac Design;

(xxv)Brokenwood Wines;

(xxvi)Thom, Dick and Harry, Broken Hill;

(xxvii)Midden by Mark Olive – Paul Signorelli, OAM, Doltone House;

(xxviii)Kim, StyleSense;

(xxix)Archie Rose Distilling Co., Sydney;

(xxx)Bush Tucker Indigenous artwork by Tanya Henry at Henry Art;

(xxxi)Indigenous Baskets;

(xxxii)Bowerbird in the Bush, Lightning Ridge;

(xxxiii)Phoenix Restaurants Group;

(xxxiv)Australia Mate by John Murray;

(xxxv)Mary Romeo, The Waterfront General Store and Cafe;

(xxxvi)NSW Swifts;

(xxxvii)South Sydney Rabbitohs;

(xxxviii)Moore Park Golf Course;

(xxxix)Sydney Roosters;

(xl)Nick Salerno, Stella Blu Restaurant;

(xli)Let's Go Surfing, Bondi Beach;

(xlii)Luna Park Sydney;

(xliii)Enlightning Ridge Opal Queen Emporium;

(xliv)Joh Bailey; and

(xlv)Sydney Opera House.

(2)That this House acknowledges and commends the volunteer organisers: Ann Winterton, OAM, State Leader Regional NSW West Mission Australia; Dale Towns, Area Manager Regional NSW West Mission Australia; Bri Penrose, administration officer, Mission Australia; Rachael Lloyd, CEO and founder of the Lokahi Foundation; and Vincent De Luca, OAM, for their service to domestic violence prevention and intervention, as well as all donors to the event.

Motion agreed to.