90 SECOND STATEMENT: Visiting our local schools!
Deputy Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to Bonnerâs amazing school communities.
Over the last few weeks, Iâve been dropping off the graduation certificates for our year sixes and year 12 students and visiting classrooms, staff and P&Câs.
I recently caught up with Mt Gravatt East State School P&C who are undertaking some terrific upgrades at the school including a new mural for their community garden.
This term, I brought Parliament House to the year 6 students at Belmont State School.
The students debated whether junk food should be served in the school cafeteria.
The two debating sides really came together to deliver some impactful arguments and Iâm sure you can guess what the outcome wasâĶ
Our Junior Bonner Youth Advisory council jumped into a Zoom meeting with Founder of Vuly Trampolines and Bonner local, Joe Andon.
Jessie, a year 6 student from Moreton Bay College, contacted me after the meeting and said she was so inspired by Joe’s story that she had started brainstorming business ideas with her two sisters!
This month, alongside Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge, I hosted the Bonner Schoolâs Forum.
We were joined by parents, teachers, school staff and local psychologists to discuss the future of our schools.
And Deputy Speaker, this week our year 12âs started their external exams.
I want to take this opportunity to wish them the best of luck as they prepare to finish up this chapter and embark on their next journey. I am very proud of all their hard work.