The end of the year is always a good time for reflection and to show gratitude, so I want to take this opportunity here tonight to look back at some of the commitments I have delivered in my community and to thank the wonderful people of Chisholm for the chance to represent them and recognise the important work so many do in our local area.

I know that health and cost-of-living pressures are important issues in my community. I recognise the hardworking health workforce and care workforce who serve our community and thank them for their work. But, of course, they all deserve more than our heartfelt thanks. They deserve better pay and adequate support. So I am really pleased that our government is delivering historic pay increases for aged-care workers in my community.

It is also significant that the bulk-billing rebate has tripled for eligible patients, which has meant that more GPs are able to bulk-bill patients. These changes that we've made have meant that over 3,000 extra Medicare bulk-billing appointments have been made available to people in Chisholm over a few months.

I'm really pleased, too, that we are supporting GPs and primary care workers through our Strengthening Medicare grants program. In Chisholm, I have advocated for and secured $1.72 million in support for 62 local GP clinics. This funding is supporting the very important work that general practitioners do every day, tirelessly, providing care to our wonderful community.

I know how important general practice is. I grew up in a household where my parents ran a medical practice. The support for public health and primary care that our government is proud to provide and is necessary to our community is something that is absolutely near and dear to my heart. I will always be a fierce advocate for our community and for health care and making sure that all care is affordable and accessible for everyone.

I am pleased, too, that we have an urgent care clinic in our electorate, at 408 Huntingdale Road in Mount Waverley. This means that our community can access the health care they need when they need it—often, outside of normal practice hours for local GPs—and this, too, relieves pressure on our nearby emergency departments. This is bulk-billing care, so it means that everyone is able to access the service the clinic provides. I've heard so many positive stories in my community about the Mount Waverley Urgent Care Clinic. I've received lovely phone calls and emails and have had truly wonderful conversations with locals while I've been out doorknocking, at train stations and at shopping centres where I hold regular mobile offices.

People in Chisholm have also saved over $7 million due to our 60-day prescriptions measures. That's a really big deal. Our electorate has been one of the largest beneficiaries in the nation of the savings from the 60-day prescriptions program. This means more money saved and also time that people don't need to spend going to doctors' appointments, which saves patients time and also frees up appointments for other people in our community.

I've also been really pleased to secure a headspace in Box Hill, and I am really delighted that, in our term of government, not only have we won a new headspace but this has joined a headspace in Syndal, just a few doors down from my electorate office. Youth mental health is really important and I will always be a vocal advocate and champion for increased services for young people to access the support that they need. These are beautiful centres, and I have been really privileged to be able to take both Minister Butler and Assistant Minister McBride through these centres and to hear from people about the wonderful experiences they've had accessing these centres.

I really want to emphasise my gratitude for the health and care workers across Chisholm. I know how hard everybody works and how important the work everyone does is. It's really critical to me that I work as hard as I can, every single day, to ensure that these workers and the people in my community get the support that they need. Please know, I will always fight for everyone in my community to access the care they need to live a good life.

Merry Christmas, Speaker, and merry Christmas to everyone in Chisholm. Thank you so much.