Sixty years ago the electorate of Werriwa was growing exponentially with families moving into the new estates being built by the government to address the lack of housing. Little has changed. We again find ourselves hosting growing suburbs in Austral and Leppington, with the new city of Bradfield also being planned. An integral part of life for many of my constituents is faith. Recently two parishes in my electorate celebrated 60-year milestones.

On Sunday I was honoured to join the parishioners and the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel, his wife, Cailey, Reverend Dave Morgan and his wife, Priya, at St Mark's in Sadleir. The occasion was to celebrate the issuing of a warrant for St Mark's to become a full parish, and to celebrate 60 years of worship, hope and support of the Sadleir community. Earlier in the month I also attended All Saints Catholic Church in Liverpool. On this occasion I celebrated, with Archbishop Anthony Fisher and Father Paul Monkerud, 60 years of worship in that building but 200 years of Catholic worship in Liverpool. All Saints has a prominent position in the Liverpool CBD and has been the focal point of thousands of family and community events over the decades.

Both occasions were wonderful celebrations, and I extend my thanks to both for their kind welcome and hospitality.

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