Cathy McGowan (Indi, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I would like to say hello to the teachers, students and families of the communities around Kinglake West. How pleased I was yesterday to welcome you all to Parliament House, and how sorry I was that I had to leave you to come and vote in the House on amendments to the government legislation. I was so pleased that my sister Helen could fill in for me. She told me that you were all very clever, very well behaved and answered all her questions to a very high standard.

I think Kinglake, Kinglake East and Kinglake West is a very precious part of the electorate of Indi, and I am so looking forward to coming to visit you at home soon. Please look after your certificates, and I hope they remind you of the wonderful time that you had in Canberra and how important the nation's capital is.