Wednesday, 29 July 2026

 Paul HAMER (Box Hill – Minister for Local Government, Minister for Youth Justice, Minister for Corrections) (10:45): Congratulations to Koonung Secondary College on its successful production of Mamma Mia! the musical. I would like to praise the fabulous cast: Emily Nash, Ambra Mazza, Zarah Buchanan, Stephanie Coleman, Wilson Li, Victor Azubel, Ashton Lonnen, Lachlan Cartledge, Gwen Mander, Charis Gibson, Zach Watkins, Jack Moran, Kiki Beamish, Lilla Buchanan, Ruth Chen, Olivia Long, Sophie Newbury, Chloe Wightman, Milla Wightman, Alyssa Boyd, Shion Chenhall, Aanya Engineer, Poppy Fukushima-Taylor, Devan Erajh Gunaratne, Meika Guy, Nathan Hanslow, Olivia Hanslow, Alayna Johnstone, Vista Kalhori, Abby Li, Josie Mander, Quinn McNeil, Juliette Perl-Gurovich, Millie Porcaro, Rosemary Rice, Aliyah R-Shakeel and Khloe Whyte.

A performance such as this does not happen without many contributors who cannot be seen on stage, so a big shout-out to all of the crew: Jennifer Molloy and Lucy Cooper and their team on backstage; Chelsea Thomas and Daniel Goulding and their team, front of house; Chelsea Thomas and all of her team for the hair and make-up; Josh Verco, Lucy Cooper and Simon Cronin and their team on sound; and Mark Anderson and Sabrina Hutchinson and their team on lighting. Finally, I would like to congratulate and thank the amazing band, as well as all of the wonderful parents who assisted with the costumes and construction.