Anakie Primary School
Joe McCRACKEN (Western Victoria) (13:22): I had the great pleasure of visiting Anakie Primary School recently, and what a wonderful group of grade 5 and 6 students I came across. I had no idea what questions I was going to get, but they were about guns, electric cars, roads – I sort of had an idea that roads might come up – and banning technology in schools. Who would have thought? We also talked about politics and what it is like to be an MP, the three levels of government and the D word – democracy – all in preparation for their visit to Parliament House. I also want to thank Alissa Cavanagh as grade 5 and 6 teacher and all the dedicated staff that made me feel so welcome. I could tell straight away that Anakie Primary is a wonderful learning community where there are engaged teachers and engaged support staff that help wonderful students.
There is scope for improvement. I would love to see the school supported with an undercover outdoor activity area and an appropriate arts space, and I look forward to working with the school community to help turn this vision into a reality. I look forward to returning to Anakie Primary School sometime in the future, and I wish the students and teachers all the best of luck as they try to make the school an even better learning place.