Kelly O'Dwyer (Higgins, Liberal Party, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To recognise and celebrate young and emerging leaders, I introduced the Higgins Medal award in 2011. The award is given to students who demonstrate leadership amongst their peers, exhibit a commitment to the ethos of the school, demonstrate excellence in attitude and achievement, are strong and consistent participants in school and community activity, and exhibit an awareness of others and their needs.

It is my pleasure to acknowledge the Higgins Medal winners for 2014. They are: Tilly Campbell, Armadale Primary; Stella Corby, Camberwell South Primary; Freya Edselius, Christ Church Grammar; Joshua Coppelstone, De La Salle College; Lucy Green, Glen Iris Primary; Naomi Rubenstein, King David School; Annai Nally, Korowa Anglican Girls' School; Monique Tarrant, Lauriston Girls' School; Charlie Gough, Malvern Central School; Ana Mistric, Malvern Valley Primary; Eric Nyugen, Melbourne High; Oliver Lopez, Murrumbeena Primary; Jenni Babatsias, Periklis Stamatakos and Dimitrios Gotsis, Oakleigh Grammar; Emma Welford, Presentation College; Rachael Hamilton, Solway Primary; Nicholas Wilson and Alison Galbally, South Yarra Primary; Eliza Court, St Catherine's Girls' School; Emily Meehan, St Cecilia's Parish School; Samuel Penfold, St Kevin's College; Erin Kenworthy, Stonnington Primary; Rose Xu, Toorak Primary; and, last but not least, Olivia Rowley from Holy Eucharist Primary School, who is in the gallery today with her parents. I have the pleasure of welcoming her to Parliament House, this wonderful institution of our democracy. She is a great leader, and we wish her well with her future leadership ambitions.