Thursday, 5 October 2023

 Lily D’AMBROSIO (Mill Park – Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission) (09:43): I rise today to speak about my recent visit to The Lakes South Morang primary campus alongside the previous Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins. The Lakes South Morang is a very diverse school which reflects my electorate of Mill Park, with more than 30 languages other than English being spoken at home.

On my visit I was able to see the wonderful work the school has done to minimise the use of paper in the classroom to reduce waste and see the amazing arts projects students have been working on as well as see the fantastic classroom environment. The school’s STEM centre was of particular interest, showing the many creative ideas students had come up with in their dioramas, including many with ideas on renewable energy solutions. Thanks to Bill Panas, the hardworking school principal, who recently received his 35 years of service certificate, and to student leaders Neha Paul, Kiara Thilakasiri, Ashwin Bhutani and Harry Stewart for a fantastic school tour and for the wonderful leaf badge that they presented to me. I cannot wait to introduce the new Minister for Education to the wonderful schools in my community and to see the great aspiration and the great application of work and especially to support students from the diversity that is in in that community to ensure that every child, every student, is able to understand what their full potential is and to make the right choices for them so that they get the most out of their life into the future.