Linda Burney (Barton, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On Friday 24 March, Marist College Kogarah's school community, along with distinguished guests, gathered to celebrate the blessing and opening of the new Creative Arts and Learning Centre in my electorate of Barton. I was honoured to be invited by John Riordan, principal of the college, and to meet the school's community, including the school captain, Leo Micalizzi, and the school chaplain, the Most Reverend Terrence Brady. And on International Women's Day I attended the inaugural celebration of this important day at Sydney Technical College, an all-boys college at the invitation of the principal, Jacqueline Lyons, and the students, led by the school captain, Pakajan Narendiran. Two important guests at the function were the St George Girls High School captain, Una Altarac, and the vice-captain, Genia Furlong. It was an honour to hear from student representatives Jarrod Athanassiou and James and Mouhtadi Sjarief of the students' support for and understanding of the importance of International Women's Day.

These two all-boys schools in the electorate of Barton are exemplary. The young gentlemen who attend these schools are a credit to everyone living in Barton. I was very proud to attend both events. I wish Marist College Kogarah and Sydney Technical College well into the future, and I promise I will visit them again as soon as I possibly can.