Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland)—November 14th is World Diabetes Day. The theme for 2021 is 'Access to diabetes care'. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and lower limb amputation across our population. Diabetes Australia informs us that approximately 1.8 million Australians have diabetes. This includes all types of diagnosed diabetes (1.3 million known and registered) as well as silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (up to 500,000 estimated). 280 Australians develop diabetes every day. That's one person every five minutes. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are almost four times more likely than non‑Indigenous Australians to have diabetes or pre-diabetes. These numbers are staggering, and the impacts on our Maitland community are significant. People with diabetes require ongoing care and support to manage their condition and avoid complications. For every person diagnosed with diabetes there is usually a family member or carer who also 'lives with diabetes' every day in a support role. This effectively doubles the number of people affected by diabetes every day. I acknowledge and commend those living with diabetes, their health workers, community workers, carers and loved ones who together meet the challenges that result from this disease each day.