Thursday, 5 March 2020

Cranbourne electorate schools

Ms RICHARDS (Cranbourne) (10:04): Cranbourne has the best schools in Victoria. I know I am biased and a little bit parochial. Today I take the opportunity to acknowledge the terrific work being done at schools across my electorate. At Lyndhurst Primary School principal Greg Lacey and his teachers and staff have taken great strides in building student voice. I was pleased to attend their assembly and provide badges to the school leaders. Congratulations go to Jade, Christian and SRC chairs Guvani and Lachlan. Students, you are a credit to your school and the school is a credit to our community.

I visited Marnebek School in Cranbourne to help distribute prep bags to their littlest new arrivals. Congratulations go to principal Jenny Hamilton and her team of prep teaching superstars. Any visit to this inclusive school is good for the soul, and my heart sang giving out those prep bags.

Thanks to Cranbourne South Primary School teachers and staff, and congratulations to their newly installed school leaders.

It has been a busy start to the year, and I was grateful for the hospitality from principal Tina Clydesdale at Wilandra Rise Primary School. I congratulate her and her staff on a great start to the year. I also congratulate Jackson, Caleb, Kayleen and Karen as school captains and Dragon house leaders Sahar and Grace; brilliant work, Phoenix house leaders Mia and Alana; great work, Pegasus house captains Zohal and Sebastian; kudos to Unicorn house captains Archer and Jaida; felicitations to art leaders Asa, Dahamsa and Lakshath; and my heartiest congratulations to music leaders Ria and Anishka—you are all terrific.