Wednesday, 30 October 2024

 John MULLAHY (Glen Waverley) (10:15): Recently I visited Highvale Primary School, and I would like to thank acting principal Carly Epskamp for hosting and showing me around this wonderful school. It was a pleasure to present new Victorian, Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to Glen Waverley Primary School at a recent assembly. The example set by their school captains and leaders was there for all to see, and I thank principal Frank Catalano for inviting me.

With great energy, Camelot Rise Primary School put on their school production called Step Back in Time. I saw for myself the joy with which they presented decades of evolving music and culture, and I would like to give a shout-out to the future stars that played the main cast, including Mathilde McKellar, Camden Jardine, Helena Huang, Dhanya Kunapuli, Amelia Braybon and Iris Qiu. The show was a nostalgic class act. I would like to acknowledge directors Debra Hong and Cam Stillman, and I would like to thank the rest of the team for such a spellbinding show. I would like to thank principal Matthew Coney for his excellent leadership.

Capping off the season of Glen Waverley district teaching excellence was a visit to Glen Waverley South Primary School accompanied by the Minister for Education and you, Deputy Speaker, member for Ashwood. Together we were greeted by principal Con Vellios and the school captains April and Karanvir and school vice-captains Aleksander and Sophie. We toured the new buildings, including the new classrooms, STEM and food tech spaces, wellbeing and community hub and outdoor breakout spaces, made possible by a $9.4 million investment from the Allan Labor government. We are truly the Education State.