Brian Mitchell (Lyons, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'm thrilled once again to be participating in the Raise Our Voice campaign, which champions the voices of young Australians by giving them a voice in parliament. This year's topic was: what do you want your community to look like in the next 10 years, and what can the next parliament to do to achieve it? It was difficult to choose just one entry, so here's a small sample of some of them.

Amber and Baden from New Norfolk said, 'We think there should be a KFC in New Norfolk because it's not fair to have to drive 20 minutes then come back with food that isn't finger lickin' good anymore.' Jack and Seth, also from New Norfolk—I reckon they were sitting next to each other—said: 'Imagine a World where you don't have to drive for that irresistible KFC flavour. A KFC New Norfolk' contributes to shaping our community's development. Lacie, also from New Norfolk, said: 'I would like to see more family bike tracks in the Derwent Valley, to get more young people off their devices to see the beautiful world we have.' Hip, hip, hooray! Ashley from Molesworth Primary School said, 'I would like to see more National Parks, nature walks and bike tracks added to our community, to get us outside and off our devices more.' Hear, hear, Ashley!

I thank all the young people in my electorate who took part in this year's campaign. It was amazing to see the amount of engagement and passion and fun that you have for your community, for your local issues and for the Colonel. Long may KFC reign!

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