Sharryn Jackson (Hasluck, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Today I want to send a special greeting to the participants in and supporters of this year’s F1inSchools state final in Western Australia. At the launch of this year’s WA Schools Innovation Design Challenge in February, I had the pleasure of meeting many of the student participants and their teachers. The program, initiated by the not-for-profit organisation Re-Engineering Australia Forum, provides WA students with access to the world’s best three-dimensional software, wind and smoke tunnels and CNC milling machines for the purpose of designing, building, testing and racing their own miniature Formula One cars.

I appreciate the hard work and the effort that has gone into each team’s project. It is a wonderful and stimulating opportunity to be involved in a program that successfully connects education with industry. It exposes students to the exciting career opportunities that are available in science and engineering. I wish I could be with you for the finale—the racing of your cars. I hope that each of you who have participated in this year’s program have learnt lots and, more importantly, had fun along the way. I congratulate and thank Re-Engineering Australia Forum, especially Arun D’Souza; Swan TAFE; and local industry sponsors for their ongoing commitment to the challenge. Congratulations to all the school teams who have participated—good luck in the state finals. To the eventual winners, let’s bring the national championship home to the West. (Time expired)