Melbourne Youth Orchestras
Ellen SANDELL (Melbourne) (09:58): Also, today I want to congratulate 13 young people from my electorate who have been accepted into the Melbourne Youth Orchestras ensemble program this year, including Arthur, Joanna, Samantha, Tiana, Angus, Matilda, Dash, Tom, Archer and En. Congratulations on your achievements in music to date. I hope you learn so much and have a great time making friends and making music. The Melbourne Youth Orchestras provide a music program to those who might not otherwise be able to access it, including public school students who do not have adequate music programs, students with disability and regional and lower income students, so I was disappointed to hear the Victorian government have cut their funding, but I very much hope that it will be reinstated in this budget.