Warren Entsch (Leichhardt, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I'm pleased to, again, be taking part in the Raise Our Voice in Parliament campaign. The following is a speech written by Ava, a 10-year-old student from Caravonica State School. She says:

By 2034, I would like to see in my community of Cairns with more protection of our environmental spaces, more renewable energy and more education of science and technology in schools.

The next parliament can support this by investing in protecting our important environmental spaces, our animals, land, sea, waterways and culture.

Recycling materials and reusing what we have, by doing this it will limit our need for creating new resources and our pollution into the fragile environment.

Investing in technology to make more renewable energy will help the impact we are having on our country with more wind, sea and solar farms.

Investing in education and schools to improve science and technology for students like me to create the ideas for the future.

Better classrooms and facilities will ensure all children can learn no matter their location.

My 2034 goal is important, to look to the future we need to look at what we can address now in 2024.

Investing in our environment and our education can help achieve this goal.

My mum and dad invest their hopes in me, will you?

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