A WIDE cross section of community and public life in the Civic Ballroom at the weekend was warned that there would eventually be a time in most people’s lives when they would be called on to fill a carer’s role.
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The comments were made during formalities led by mayor Maree Statham when Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Minister for Social Services Kevin Andrews and a big team of federal politicians ended the second last day of their week long charity cycle ride in Lithgow.
The Pollie Pedal is both a fund raiser and an awareness exercise for Carers Australia.
The CEO of Carers Australia, Ara Cresswell, was in the welcoming party in the ballroom.
Mr Abbott said the cycle tour was intended to both raise funds for Carers Australia and to raise the profile of the organisation.
He said the ride also provided an opportunity for politicians to re-connect with parts of Australia they do not often get to visit.
He urged Australian to care for themselves and to care for others.
‘We all need to count our blessings and reach out to someone who is not quite so blessed,” Mr Abbott said.
“That is what three million carers do every day in Australia. And there are no holidays from caring.”
Carers CEO Ara Cresswell said that ‘any one of us in our lifetime can become a carer’.
‘The reality of caring is that you will never know when you are needed.”
She thanked the cyclists who she said had literally ‘put their bodies on the line for Carers Australia’.
