Mal Brough (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

In an era when we are all finding it hard to move, when we sit in front of televisions and computers, it was fantastic last week to join the children of Beerwah State School, who were part of the National Ride2School Day. There I met with young mum Deanna, who had just finished pushing her pram in the hot Queensland sunshine to school, with here little baby Samara and her older two children, Indiah and Dalton. She had had a three-kilometre walk in the hot Beerwah sun. We were joined at the school by children from Prep through to year 6. I thank the acting Deputy Principal, Deb Mitchell, for hosting us on the day and for making sure that we let our children know just how important it is, for both our mind and body, that we move. I was able to join the students on stage, where Claire, the house Vice-Captain of Coochin, and Dylan, the school Captain, emceed the day. I was honoured to be able to provide awards to the students of the week, who were for P11, Shylah; PJ2, Peppa; 1B1, Ruby; 1B2, Makayla; 2B3, Jake; 2B4, Grace; 3/2G1, Regan; 3G2, Macey; 3A4, Jesse; 4A3, Tehani; 4A2, Kate; 5A1, Isabella; 5E2, Mackenzie; 6M1, Bonnie; and 6M4, Ethan. Congratulations to Beerwah State School. Your motto is Strive to Excel, and you certainly do.

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