Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland)—Taneal Forbes is a disability support worker, completing a Diploma of Community Services. In 2017, Taneal made the courageous decision to bring her ailing Nan into her family home so that she could be surrounded by familiar faces and family. During this time Taneal's Nan was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer and required additional care and support. Taneal provided this without question, despite having two young children and a newborn, and her husband away working. Sadly Taneal's Nan passed away in 2021. This event was made somewhat easier for Taneal by knowing she had been able to fulfill her Nan's wishes to stay at home with family until her final days. Taneal has continued to be a role model to her family and her community delivering care and compassion while seeking to improve her skills and qualifications. I commend Taneal for her strength of commitment in caring for her family and others in Maitland. I congratulate her upon her nomination for the Local Woman of The Year Award, and I look forward to seeing her career progress as she continues to contribute to our community.