Ms SPENCE (Yuroke) — On Friday, 4 September, it was a privilege to join the Minister for Ambulance Services at the opening of the new Craigieburn ambulance station. While this station has been operational for a period of months, it was terrific to see local emergency services come together to celebrate the opening of this new modern facility. Craigieburn has seen an enormous level of growth over a relatively short period of time. With this growth comes the need for greater services. As such, the ambulance service was extended to a 24-hour service in 2011, and now the new ambulance station will support that vital service for many years to come.

I thank the minister for visiting my electorate. I also thank Simon Thomson, Ambulance Victoria regional manager for metro west; Ken Potter, the Craigieburn station team manager; Julie Eales, the local community emergency response team leader; all the community emergency response team volunteers who represented those who have served our area for over 15 years; and of course the local emergency services representatives who all came along to celebrate the opening of the station.