Tonight I pay tribute to Shirley Ross-Shuley, who died on 31 December 2023. I acknowledge Shirley and her children, Ben, Adam and Danielle. Dani said: 

It is hard to put into words all the stories of mum's life. She was so much to so many people … One story I remember so clearly was that she was working in a nursing home and if she didn't have someone to watch us during her night shifts she would take us kids in the combi van and reverse it down the bottom where us kids would sleep in the van for the night, I remember that room being so cold, well later on in life she thought it was funny to tell me it was cold because she would reverse the van down into the morgue … 

Shirley was a much-loved wife, mother and nan, and an engaged and committed aged-care nurse and educator. She was a devoted and active union member of the Nurses and Midwives' Association. She was a valued member of the Labor Party and an adored character in our community. I hope she is at peace and dancing up a storm somewhere with her soulmate, Marc.  

Vale, Shirley Ross-Shuley.