Community Recognition Statement

Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG (Macquarie Fields) (16:12): I acknowledge and praise the efforts of my local Pacific Healthier Eating Active Stronger Together [PHEAST] leadership committee on their efforts to improve our Pacific community's public health outcomes. The campaign was officially launched last Friday at Minto Community Centre amongst supporters, health advocates and the local media. Our community campaign is aimed at empowering and encouraging Pacific Islander people to better understand their health, normative cultural behaviours, nutrition and lifestyle. Our PHEAST ambassadors are to be given the appropriate training and resources so that they can recruit others to become ambassadors and help to spread the message to improve the Pacific community's public health. Our group meets weekly to strategise and discuss the best way forward. I am encouraged by the dedication of the group and their level of enthusiasm. I say to Mal, Charlie, Richard, Alicia, Adi, Masae, Zach, Marcel, MaryAnne, Moana and many others who contributed to the campaign that it is a job well done. We all agree that this is only the start of our campaign.