Tony Smith (Casey, Liberal Party, Deputy Chairman , Coalition Policy Development Committee) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to pay tribute to the local RSLs, local community groups and local schools who participated in Remembrance Day ceremonies in my electorate of Casey last week. As we all know, Remembrance Day and Anzac Day services are special times to remember all of those who made sacrifices in all of the conflicts in our nation’s history. We all know that increasingly large numbers of Australians, particularly young Australians, are participating in these services, which is a wonderful thing.

I had the pleasure of attending the Croydon RSL Remembrance Day service in Civic Square, Croydon, last Thursday. I want to pay tribute to the six students who participated in that service. There were four students from Ruskin Park Primary School—James Dall, Stephanie Felsch, Emilee Egan, Alyssa Rushent—and two students from Croydon Secondary College—Danni Cornwell and Jack Shiels. All six students spoke very well, having researched various aspects of Australia’s military history. I commend them, their teachers and their schools in this House. (Time expired)