Tuesday, 5 March 2024

 Vicki WARD (Eltham – Minister for Prevention of Family Violence, Minister for Employment) (13:08): A huge shout-out to Eltham High School, their amazing staff and fantastic students. EHS have recently renamed their school houses after local Victorians who have helped make a positive difference to our communities. The new house names are: Pakana, named after Aboriginal journalist Uncle Charles Pakana; Skipper, recognising one of the founding artists of Montsalvat, Sonia Skipper; Toner, celebrating Pauline Toner, the great Labor woman who was the first female Victorian government minister, first female state MP, first female mayor and councillor for our local area; and Everard, named after William Everard, co-founder of Eltham High School and Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the 1930s. I also want to again recognise the wonderful inclusion, equality and acceptance we see daily at Eltham High. Most recently EHS celebrated a flag-raising ceremony of the Progress Pride flag thanks to the support of the ChillOut Festival’s raising rainbows program.