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Wallsend District Library
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Speakers - Hornery Ms Sonia
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Ms SONIA HORNERY (Wallsend—Parliamentary Secretary) [5.25 p.m.]: What price do we put on education, socialisation and self-esteem? Every community needs a focal point that defines it and plays an integral role in its cohesiveness. I was proud to be informed of the outstanding success of a new facility in my electorate. I am proud that Newcastle City Council and the State Labor Government were willing to take the risk and invest in this resource. I am proud that this new central meeting place was pristinely and conveniently built in the growing Wallsend CBD.
I am proud that our Government is taking positive action towards encouraging better education. I am proud to be affiliated with a government with such foresightedness. I am proud to be a member of the Government that not only has one eye on now but also has the other eye on the future. I am proud that the people of Wallsend finally have the best of the future now. I am proud that my fellow members of the Wallsend community have embraced this facility with gusto. I am proud to announce that this facility now boasts 18,490 members.
I am proud to inform members that since its inception in May 2006 this facility has had more than 270,000 visitors, 600,000 items borrowed and 7,000 new registrations. I am proud to announce that it is so popular that it received a near perfect score for customer satisfaction of 4.8 out of five in a study undertaken by the Hunter Valley Research Foundation. The study also found that the economic impact of the facility on the community had increased significantly in comparison with the former facility. I am proud to warmly invite members to view for themselves its striking and award-winning aesthetics. I am proud that this superstructure has been included in the ECOSTAR program, which aims to implement and promote sustainable energy and resource use at our local facilities.
I am proud that since opening it has become a much-loved jewel in our district. I am proud that our Wallsend youth finally have a contemporary outlet for recreational and educational needs. I am proud that this new establishment provides a permanent base for the Wallsend Historical Society, of which I am a member, thereby encompassing the past, present and future. I am proud that this building provides a home for the Wallsend Ladies Probus. There are currently 20 various organisations, comprising private companies, church groups, government organisations and community groups that utilise the library for meetings.
I am proud of the nurturing that occurs within this structure and how effectively it caters to our young families in my thriving community. I am proud that senior members of our community feel welcomed by our caring Government. I am proud that people who do not even live in the district who come and enjoy the abundance it has to offer are recommending this facility. My pride in this building—the Wallsend District Public Library—has made me feel only more privileged to be the representative for Wallsend. Based on this extraordinary success I have faith that our Government will keep building on this milestone so that the community of Wallsend and its surroundings proudly reflects my Government's unwavering commitment to being the best that we can be, just like the Wallsend District Library.
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