Project Ready
Ms SETTLE (Buninyong) (09:58): I would like to share with the house the extraordinary work of some local students in my region, the wonderful kids from Project Ready at Mount Clear College. Project Ready is a great program facilitated by the Highlands Local Learning and Employment Network which gives students a VET certificate II in active volunteering and is designed to get them ready for work. Led by the wonderful Jenny, the students design and implement a community project to develop teamwork, planning and communication skills. The students came up with a fabulous idea to run a fashion parade using op shop items and onselling them—Project Ready Runway. This fantastic event raised $500, which was donated back to the participating op shops. The event was a huge success, and I was delighted to see that the event and the group were finalists in the City of Ballarat Youth Awards—well deserved.