Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown—Minister for Women, Minister for Seniors, and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault)—I wish to warmly congratulate my friends and colleagues in local government who commenced the new Council term on Monday night following the recent Council elections. Councillor Adam Shultz was decisively elected as Mayor of the City of Lake Macquarie by its residents a few weeks ago, and as someone who served in that role before my election to Parliament, I have every confidence he will make a fantastic contribution to our city and the broader Hunter region. It's a proud moment for Adam's family, his wife Cass and their three beautiful children. I also congratulate my Labor colleagues who were re-elected in their respective wards, Madeleine Bishop, Keara Conroy, Brian Adamthwaite and Christine Buckley, and newly elected Councillor Stacey Radcliffe in East Ward. Finally, I send my best wishes to outgoing Mayor Kay Fraser, who has served on Council for twenty years, the last eight as the city's leader.

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