STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Dr SCAMPS (Mackellar) (13:36): Today I want to recognise an extraordinary movement that began in my community on Sydney's Northern Beaches. Anna's Walk was created in memory of much loved local mum Anna Lynch, who died from bladder cancer in 2017 at just 45 years of age. Anna's courage and generosity inspired her husband, Adam Lynch, to establish BEAT Bladder Cancer Australia, carrying forward her legacy by raising awareness, supporting patients and carers and helping improve outcomes for people affected by this disease.

What began as a local coastal walk in Mona Vale in 2018 has become something truly remarkable. Anna's Walk is now held in every state and territory capital across Australia, bringing together patients, survivors, families, health professionals and community members. It has even crossed the Tasman, with a walk now taking place in New Zealand.

This is what community leadership looks like. It is taking unbearable loss and turning it into connection, awareness-raising and hope for thousands of others. Bladder cancer is the 11th most common cancer in Australia, with more than 3,000 Australians diagnosed each year.

Early detection matters and the message from BEAT is simple: 'Blood in your pee; see your GP'. I would like to send a huge thankyou and congratulations to Adam, the entire BEAT team and every volunteer walker and supporter who has helped Anna's Walk— (Time expired)