Michelle Landry (Capricornia, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Georgina Jackson, a year 12 student from Dysart in central Queensland. Dysart is the heart of the coal-mining industry in my electorate of Capricornia. Georgina was the Capricornia winner of ABC Radio's 'Heywire' competition promoted by ABC Rural. Heywire encourages young people across Australia to tell their stories about life in regional communities. Georgina's story tells of the transition of moving from a major city to Dysart, about an 11½-hour drive from Brisbane. Georgina and her fellow winners from around Australia attended the national Heywire Regional Youth Summit at Parliament House. I also sat with Georgina at the Heywire dinner at the National Portrait Gallery. Georgina is a delightful young woman, a worthy winner, and a wonderful ambassador for her home town of Dysart. I commend Georgina for her story, which provided a positive insight into life in a small mining town. I congratulate her and the ABC Heywire team for a successful project. Young people in Capricornia are our future, and I urge them to undertake projects that promote their part of the world.