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title: Steph Ryan leaves Parliament optimistic about the future of our region
description: optimistic about the future of our region
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# [Steph Ryan leaves Parliament optimistic about the future of our region](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/victoria1)

 Written by [Victor Perton](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/author/victor-perton) | Sep 24, 2022 5:59:56 AM

"I leave Parliament optimistic about the future of our region"

In her valedictory speech in the Victorian Parliament, Steph Ryan said, "I leave Parliament optimistic about the future of our region. I have always believed that our greatest strength is our people. I feel so privileged to have been invited into people’s homes and into their lives, often in the most difficult of times. We have confronted bushfires, floods and a pandemic, and in the face of it all, we have gotten up, dusted ourselves off and kept going. More importantly, we have looked out for one another."

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