Ms CLANCY (Elder) (16:41): I do just want to stand and make a contribution as well. Happy 70^th birthday and As-salamu alaykum. It is really lovely to see so many of you in the gallery today. There has been a lot spoken about the contribution of the society to the Muslim community, and the South Australian community more broadly, and I am so conscious of how much of an impact the society and Ahmed have made on me over the last few years, so I cannot even begin to imagine the incredibly positive contribution you have made to so many other people's lives, particularly directly in your community.

One of the first events that I went to at the mosque was in 2019, and it was to mark the horrific attacks in Christchurch. Seeing the society and seeing many of you who are here today choosing to come together at a time of incredible grief and welcome so many other people from the community as well so that we could all stand together against that hateful and horrific act was really powerful to me and I want to thank you for having done that. I know that you do these things under really difficult circumstances again and again, so thank you for your perseverance.

Thank you for what you have done, particularly over the last couple of years with the horrific acts happening in Gaza. I appreciate you welcoming me to speak at the commemoration last year as well. Thank you for always not just welcoming members of your community but always making me feel really included and really welcome in your conversations. I have always felt really comfortable asking questions. You welcome my inquisitiveness; you have never made me feel like any of my questions are stupid—and they probably have been—so thank you.

Thank you for making me feel really welcome and making me feel like your society is a place where I am not just tolerated but well and truly welcomed. I thank you so much for everything you do for your community and beyond. I just want to say that the contribution you have made just to my life in the last six years has been immense, so thank you for what your society has done over the last 70 and will continue to do.