Several years ago, I noticed Pat, an elderly woman who lived in my street, having at the pedestrian crossing. The lights changed before she had an opportunity to cross St Georges Road, a busy road in Northcote.
I wrote to the Department of Transport to suggest, with an ageing population, they should consider extending the crossing time before lights changed. This would allow older people to cross the road more safely.
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Dr Sarah Russell lives on the land of the Boon Wurrung/Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. She acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. Sarah pays her respects to them and their cultures, and to elders, past, present and future. The resilience and wisdom of Indigenous culture are our nation’s greatest treasure. Sovereignty was never ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
Dr Russell remains committed to the invitation of the Uluru Statement From the Heart and its call for voice, truth and treaty. She advocated on the Mornington Peninsula for a Yes vote on the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
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