Thursday, 8 February 2024

 Tim PALLAS (Werribee – Treasurer, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Economic Growth) (09:44): I rise to refer to my annual Endeavour Awards and recognise the student recipients who graduated in 2023. The Endeavour Awards are an opportunity for me as the local member to acknowledge those students in my electorate who have endeavoured to always do their best or who have demonstrated significant growth in their attitude and approach to their learning. These awards showcase more than just educational achievement; they are about the students’ character, their service to the community and those who always strive to do their best.

Each local school was asked to nominate a graduating student from year 6 and year 12. The year 12 recipients and their guests were welcomed to a morning tea that I hosted in December here at Parliament. Last year’s Endeavour Awards recipients include Basit Daif from Manor Lakes P–12 College, Finn Merryfull from Werribee Secondary College, Ellie Monk from Wyndham Central College and Zichen Ma from Heathdale Christian College. I want to thank all the recipients for joining me in Parliament House to celebrate their achievements and their nominations by their school communities to receive my awards. I wish them all the best for their future ambitions.

It is a pleasure and a privilege to acknowledge our young leaders of tomorrow and to embrace and encourage their aspirations for the future. I have no doubt in my mind that they will all go far.