Wednesday, 4 March 2026

 Daniela DE MARTINO (Monbulk) (10:32): I have had the distinct honour of handing out captaincy badges to the grade 6s across several of our great schools, and they have been inspiring to say the least. They understand the qualities of good leadership and have shown courage in stepping forward to undertake the role of setting good examples for their peers. I would like to give them a shout-out here: at Monbulk Primary School, school captains Macy and Rory and subject captains Jamieson, Jasper, Emmaline, Emmett, Zarie, River and Arlo; and at Kallista Primary School, school captains Mason and Astrid; house captains Alice, Jed, Dain, Jarrah, Joh, Grace, Mila and Josh; and subject captains Luca, Felix, Ezra, Hendrix, Elliot and Van. At Upwey South Primary School the school captains are Fletcher, Isabelle H, Jude and Maya; house captains are Lincoln, Aylah, Evie, Elliott, Lucas, Isabelle D, Juneau and Sullivan; and subject captains are Adelle, Esme, Ella, Natalie, Seth, Finn, Mabel, Charlotte, Billie, William, Margot and Olivia. At Mount Dandenong Primary School we have got school captains Daisy, Micah, Violet and Seth and house captains Ruby, Taylor, Bella, Grace, Tyler, Sophia, Alice and Brandon. At Macclesfield Primary School the school captains are Archer, Mitchell and Joey and subject captains are Rory, Flynn, Ben, Alastair, Hamish, Jayden, Harrison, Cruze, Taran and Summer.