Wednesday, 22 February 2023

 Sam GROTH (Nepean) (09:52): I rise today to congratulate the next generation of leaders on the Mornington Peninsula who I had the pleasure of meeting at recent school award ceremonies. At Rye Primary School I was proud to present the official badges to the school’s incoming captains for 2023 Harvey Maule, Maxim Clabassi, Jacinta Tancredi and Marci Allen. These young leaders will work closely with school staff to develop an ever stronger and more positive school community. Rye Primary provide an impressive standard of education to our local families, and I am grateful for their continued work in developing the future of our young people. I would like to thank Lachie Featherston, principal of Rye Primary, for his great work building the leadership potential of his students.

At Red Hill Consolidated School I had the pleasure of meeting their future leaders for our ambitious and growing community. I was honoured to present new school captains Cleo Stuart, Tully Dynes, Nayte Katramados and Charlotte Quinlan with their leadership badges. These emerging community leaders, many taking on a role like this for the first time, give us all hope for the future of our engaged and active communities across the southern peninsula. The example these young people set for others in their cohort and wider school community is an important one. Our region is stronger when we are all engaged in advocating for our future and engaged with the youngest and oldest among us in developing meaningful solutions to the issues we face. That is something that will always be my focus as their representative in this place, and I will continue to be a passionate advocate for civic participation. I would like to thank Gus Wettenhall, principal of Red Hill Consolidated School, for his work in supporting the leadership potential of his students.