Tuesday, 9 December 2025

 Vicki WARD (Eltham – Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery, Minister for Equality) (12:17): Congratulations and thank you, Avril Baker, of Research Primary School for your extraordinary 50 years of service to education and the Research community. Avril’s career is a remarkable testament to her dedication to education, leadership and compassion, which has helped shape so many local lives. Her teaching and caring is woven into the stories of family, staff and students. I was a grade 1 student at Research Primary when Avril started teaching there, and while not my class teacher, I know first-hand how respected she is.