Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG (Macquarie Fields—Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections)—Over one million children have cuddled a colourful, comforting Trauma Teddy since the Australian Red Cross first launched its volunteer hand-knitting program back in 1990. At last count, more than 600 volunteer knitters in 75 knitting groups hand knit teddies in Australia. They lovingly craft around 50,000 Trauma Teddies a year. Ingleburn resident Faye Savage has been knitting Trauma Teddies for 15 years and was awarded a certificate from the Australian Red Cross acknowledging her volunteer contributions. Faye is a long-standing member of the Ingleburn Knitting Group and has knitted many hundreds of Trauma Teddies, providing comfort for countless children. Once Faye has knitted a Trauma Teddy, she passes it on to Campbelltown Red Cross to sew up and stuff. This way, Faye can knit more teddies and bring comfort to more children. Faye is humble about her contributions to community, made even more remarkable given her own personal health battles. Faye's commendation is well-deserved. I was honoured to host Faye and members of Ingleburn Knitting Group in recognition of Faye's generosity, kindness and dedicated service to others.
10 October 2023