Wednesday, 19 February 2025

 Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (19:11): (1016) My adjournment matter this evening is for the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education. The action I seek is for the Deputy Premier to join me at Greenvale Secondary College to inspect the outstanding new facilities, buildings and landscapes that this Victorian Labor government has delivered at this wonderful school as part of the second and final stage of the college’s development since stage 1 was opened for the first cohort of year 7 students in 2022. Delivered thanks to a $22.38 million investment by this government, stage 2 of Greenvale Secondary College is a truly world-class piece of education infrastructure and no less than the families and young people across Greenvale deserve. Under the leadership of foundation principal Mark Natoli, Greenvale Secondary College is building a high-quality and supportive learning culture to match its outstanding physical environment. A secondary school had been planned in Greenvale for generations, but only this government has actually delivered the investment needed to make it a reality.

While I am on my feet, I want to acknowledge all of the educators, support staff and school leaders across Craigieburn, Westmeadows, Attwood, Meadow Heights, Roxburgh Park and Greenvale, who have recommenced their incredibly impactful work for the 2025 school year. As a teacher before coming to this place, I understand the importance and the value of the work they do every day and its profound impact on young people across my community.

At the end of the 2024 school year I was thrilled to attend so many graduations, celebrations and award ceremonies across the electorate of Greenvale and to present the Greenvale leadership awards to students at each of Greenvale’s wonderful schools. These prestigious awards are presented annually to a year 6 and a year 11 student at each school in the electorate who has demonstrated exceptional public service and commitment to education. It is an honour to recognise each of the winners in the Parliament of Victoria tonight and to recognise their achievements and record them for posterity: Sofia Zovko from Greenvale Secondary College, for demonstrating exceptional leadership; Dunya Daoo from Roxburgh Rise Primary School, for organising and planning school assemblies; Kuze Sinsi from Roxburgh Homestead Primary, for volunteering at the school’s breakfast club; Rihanna Daoud from Roxburgh Park Primary, for being a great role model for her peers; Brigham Fiu from Craigieburn South Primary, for being a role model and a leader within school sports teams; Lauren Potts from Aitken College, for helping middle and senior school events; Elyna Binil from Keelonith Primary School, for being a fantastic school captain and for demonstrating school values; Isabella Taylor from Kolbe Catholic College, for being an exceptional student wellbeing leader; Lucy Hodson from Greenvale Primary, for being an outstanding role model for her peers; Jacqob Hira from Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary, for his determination and positive mindset; Isabelle Francken from St Carlo Borromeo, for her desire to make a positive impact; Mohamed Mohamed from Bethal Primary, for demonstrating great leadership; Edin Sulicic from Bethal Primary; Rose Sleiman from Good Samaritan Catholic Primary; Sura Sarhan from Roxburgh College; Shaivi Desai from Westmeadows Primary; Meron Ayshoa from Craigieburn Secondary; and Kemindi Indrasiri from Aitken College.