Trevor Evans (Brisbane, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Over the past few weeks I was honoured to attend graduations, speech nights and assemblies at schools right across Brisbane: Kelvin Grove State College, Ascot, BGS, Newmarket, St Finbarr's, Girls Grammar, St Agatha's, New Farm, Holy Spirit, Oakleigh, Wooloowin and many more. Congratulations to all of the graduating students and the many proud parents right across Brisbane.

With school holidays and Christmas coming up, I recently held my annual Christmas card design competition for Brisbane primary school students. The theme this year was Australian landscapes, and there was an outstanding response, with hundreds upon hundreds of entries. I want to record my sincere appreciation to the many talented young artists who entered the competition, and a particular thank you to the teachers who made time for the activity in class.

The winners for 2017 were as follows: year 1, Imogen Hardy from Oakleigh State School; year 2, Noah Park from Holy Spirit Primary; and year 3, Ruby Howard from Ascot State School. The overall winner across Brisbane was Rosie Livingstone from Newmarket State School, who won with her impressive rendition of Uluru. Congratulations to all the winners. Their efforts are proudly displayed on my 2017 Christmas card, which will be received by over 100,000 people right across Brisbane.

I would like to wish the parents, teachers and students a happy and safe Christmas and new year, and all the very best of wishes for next year.

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