Luke Howarth (Petrie, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Today I had the pleasure of welcoming some students from a local school in my electorate to Parliament House. The students and teachers from Bounty Boulevard State School in North Lakes really were delightful and they were certainly energetic and excited to learn more about the Commonwealth government and Parliament House. I have been to the school a couple of times since being elected and have got to know the students there. I went out there recently and presented an Australian flag during National Flag Day. They were very informed: they knew about the Southern Cross, the Commonwealth Star and the Union Jack—everything that makes up our flag. I also had a chance to go and watch the students perform at their recent musical, Grease, which was on at the local Axis Church in North Lakes. There really are some talented students. They did a fantastic job with the production of Grease.

I want to thank the teachers for their dedication to the children's education and I want to thank their parents for allowing them to come on this trip. Bounty Boulevard really is a fantastic school. The students had much to tell me about the committees and the results of the committees they are working on. I encourage those students to let me know the results of those committees so that I, along with the state member for Murrumba, Reg Gulley, and a local council in that area can look at those issues and help implement them for the students. I am proud to have hosted them today and I thank them for coming.

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