Tuesday, 2 December 2025

 Ella GEORGE (Lara) (19:08): (1452) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Youth. The action that I seek is for the minister to update me on the work that the state government is doing to support young people across the Lara electorate. This evening I have been hosting some very special guests from the Geelong region, who are recent winners of the 2025 Geelong Youth Awards. A big congratulations to Parri Kaur, who won the Cultural Awareness Award; Jessie Moore, who won the Inspiration Award; Alex Serra, who won the Innovation Award; Xavier Cunningham, who won the Volunteer Award; Rezai Rehman, who won the Citizenship Award; and Alexander Scott, who won the Recognition Award. These winners were selected from 147 nominations and were recognised for the positive impact that they are having in the Geelong community. I want to thank each and every one of them for the leadership that they are showing in our community. I also thank them for attending Parliament House this evening for a tour and a meeting with the Minister for Youth, the member for Geelong and the member for Bellarine. My adjournment tonight seemed like a great opportunity to request an update on the ways our government is supporting young people and young leaders in our community, while we have these visitors here at Parliament House. I look forward to hearing from the Minister for Youth and working with her to support young people and young leaders from the Geelong region.