Tuesday, 29 August 2023

Ashwood electorate schools

Matt FREGON (Ashwood) (12:59): It is theatrical season in the Ashwood district, and our young thespians have been putting on quite a show. As we would expect, they have been outstanding. There are so many awesome students who have participated that I will not be able to name them all, so today I will make special mention of the teaching staff who have put in countless hours to make these productions so great. But first, congratulations to every student: you are all excellent.

Mount Waverley Secondary College put on a fantastic production of Chicago, with enough razzle-dazzle for everyone. A big thanks to all the volunteers and teachers at Mount Waverley Secondary who helped put on all that jazz. A special thanks to Madeleine Kerr and Jane Carter for heading the production’s organisation and donating so much of their own time for the students and our community.

Salesian College and Sacred Heart college put on a fantastic production of Guys and Dolls, and a shout-out to principals Mark Ashmore and Christopher Dalton and the production team led by Basia Quill and Matthew Little for their fantastic work leading our young wise guys and gals.

Avila and Mazenod colleges delivered an awesome performance of Freaky Friday, and a special thanks to executive director Daniel Borbely and executive producer Justin Cash for their commitment.

Huntingtower School put on a spectacular performance of The39 Steps. Huntingtower swap between musicals and a drama each year, which is a fantastic idea. Big thanks and congrats to the whole team led by director Trent Brockman.

Ashwood’s own Australian Youth Band had their annual concert as well the other weekend, and all of their rehearsing is done in our very own Parkhill Primary School. Thank you to musical director Richard O’Toole and all of our young musicians, who are simply splendid – (Time expired)