Michael Sukkar (Deakin, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise today to acknowledge and thank all of those who took part in the 2014 Deakin student leadership roundtable series over the year. Over three sessions students in leadership positions at secondary schools in the Deakin electorate met in my office to discuss a wide range of issues impacting young people in our community. Issues discussed in those roundtables included improved local job opportunities for young people, fostering greater cooperation between local schools and ways to improve their student curriculum.

I want to mention all of the students who attended these sessions: Abbey Heron, Anne-Marie Ionescu, Ashley Raiteri, Ashley Rowland, Brett Cosgriff, Caitlyn Harwood, Campbell Mayne, Chris Piccirillo, Claire Murray, Darren Lee, Dima Kulshitsky, Dylan Fulton, Edwin Cornish, Elina Makela, Ellena Kouris, Felicity Bonsu, Gordon Hoxley, Holly Tregenza, Imone Mukhopadhyay, Jacqui MacDonald, Jemima Spike, Jenny MacDonald, Jon Luu, Jordan Galbraith, Joshua Bulman, Kate Ellul, Katelyn Ramsay, Kim Alford, Laura Placella, Maddi Veares, Meg Powson, Megan Williams, Nick Mutton, Nyrobi Flory, Olivia Low, Olympia Sarris, Rhys Bennett, Robert Macdonald, Rosie Rattle, Ryan Adam, Sarah Fearn-Wannar, Serena Carter, Thomas King, Tiffany Cooper, Tim Wollmann, Timothy Abbott, Tom Collins, Vanessa Laino and Zoe Higgins. . Once again, I would like to congratulation all the students for their participation this year. (Time expired)

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