Kellie Sloane
Leader of the Opposition
NSW Liberal Leader
Member for Vaucluse
Today we pause to remember the six innocent lives taken at Westfield Bondi Junction two years since the senseless tragedy.
We continue to remember Jade Young, Dawn Singleton, Ashlee Good, Pikria Darchia, Yixuan Cheng, and Faraz Tahir and extend our love to all those who live with the trauma of that day.
With the pain still raw, today will not be easy for many families, survivors, first responders and those that were at the shopping centre that day. It is important they know New South Wales has not forgotten them.
We welcome the decision by Governor-General Sam Mostyn to recognise Silas Despréaux, Ashlee Good, Damien Jean Guerot, Detective Inspector Amy Scott, Muhammad Taha, Faraz Tahir, Noel McLaughlin and Catherine Ann Molihan.
These eight extraordinary human beings showed us the very best of humanity. Their recognition is deserved and will long be remembered.
There is no right way to mark this day. What matters is that as a community, we continue to support one another through it, that is what Bondi showed us two years ago, and it is what carries us forward.
