Wednesday, 18 March 2026

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (09:49): Today I rise to speak on my visit to Kew East Primary School last week, where I had the pleasure of touring resurfaced tracks and play areas alongside principal Matt O’Hern and speaking with their year 6 cohort, hearing directly from the young voices of my electorate. I had the opportunity to talk about what I do as a member of Parliament. That includes our work as parliamentarians on legislative matters and my work across committees and more. It is important to have open dialogue on matters of politics from a young age, as our work directly impacts all Victorians, including children, and to hear their voices on matters that directly impact them and ensure that they know how our parliamentary system functions and operates. The students had the opportunity to ask me a lot of questions, wondering about how my day-to-day schedule works, what issues really drive me and what makes a difference. It was an excellent experience to pay a visit to Kew East Primary School, and I thank principal O’Hern and staff and the year 6 cohort for having me.