Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Victorian Youth Week

Mr FOWLES (Burwood) (19:21): (1897) My adjournment matter this evening is directed to the Minister for Youth, and the action I seek is for the minister to provide information to key local stakeholders in my electorate on how the Andrews Labor government is delivering on its promise to support young people in Victoria and what we have to look forward to locally in April for the third annual Victorian Youth Week celebrations. I know that in my electorate Ashwood School were successful in their application for a 2020 Youth Week grant to hold a Mental Health Day event.

The school has been awarded $2000 for this project which will give the school’s student leaders—the school captains, the arts captains, house captains, student environment committee and student representative committee—an opportunity to lead the students in a day to celebrate their commitment to the school’s values and expectations. As a specialist school Ashwood’s work is most especially important. Additionally, as a strong advocate for mental health, I am constantly in awe of how young people contribute to their community in this very important area, and I greatly look forward to talking to the students at Ashwood about their plans for the day.

I look forward to hearing more from the minister in due course and thank her for working hard every day to improve the outcomes for our single greatest resource, our young people.

Ms Kealy: On a point of order, Deputy Speaker, it is my understanding that an adjournment matter should seek an action; however, a constituency question is the opportunity to seek information from a minister. In my recollection of hearing the member for Burwood’s adjournment matter it was seeking information and therefore would be more appropriate as a constituency question, and I ask you to review his contribution and deem whether it is out of order or not.

Mr Fowles: On the point of order, Deputy Speaker, the action I sought was that information be provided to key local stakeholders. That is different to providing information to this house. It is in fact an action in my submission and the question ought stand.

The DEPUTY SPEAKER: The adjournment matter is acceptable. I call on the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Minister for Planning to respond to the members for Mount Waverley and Mornington.