Dr MARJORIE O'NEILL (Coogee) — Congratulations to Randwick Library on a successful and fascinating 2020 History Week. Running from the 5th to 13th of September, this year's theme is History: What is it good for?, a topic which led to many enlightening discoveries and brilliant conversations. As part of History Week I was invited to deliver a talk about the deep connection my family has to the Eastern Suburbs. I was joined over Zoom by a group of wonderful locals and it was a privilege to share with them the story of my family of six generations in Sydney's East. I shared my take on growing up in the Eastern Suburbs and the values and lessons I learned from local people and our fantastic local institutions – our surf life-saving clubs, our sporting clubs our community groups and our religious congregations, just to name a few. I also reflected on the changes and evolutions that I have seen emerge in the East and made note of how essential our local education, health and transport services are to local people. Congratulations again to Randwick City Libraries and to the Council for another fantastic history week and thank you for the privilege of presenting.
15 September 2020

