Thursday, 4 August 2022

St Albans electorate schools

Ms SULEYMAN (St Albans) (09:50): I rise today to acknowledge the incredible work of my local teachers and students in the electorate of St Albans. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Monmia Primary School in Keilor Downs and also Sunshine North Primary School for Library and Information Week. It was great to see Monmia Primary School’s brand new library, which was partly funded by the Andrews Labor government. I also want to thank the assistant principals, Vineta and Lucia, for all the work that they do at Monmia.

It was an absolute joy for me to visit Sunshine North Primary School. What a fantastic school it is. I have seen firsthand the great investments by our governments in rebuilding this school for Sunshine North. It was inspirational to see the fantastic programs on offer, including the school garden, which is part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. I would like to thank acting principal Nelly Santos—what a fantastic assistant principal she has been—and also the acting assistant principal, Kylie Taylor, a former student of Sunshine North Primary School who lives locally and has returned to teach at Sunny North. I would also like to acknowledge the gold house leaders, Jason and Avneet, and the peer mentor students, Tina and Desirae. Your passion and hard work were amazing.