Luke Gosling (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I recently attended an Australia Day Council lunch event in my electorate in Darwin where we heard from Kate and Tick Everett, who were the Northern Territory's Australia Day Local Heroes. Kate and Tick set up the not-for-profit Australian charity Dolly's Dream in memory of their daughter Dolly Everett, who, when aged 14, took her own life after an extended period of bullying and cyberbullying.

Dolly left behind her parents Tick and Kate and her sister Meg, who are now focused on raising awareness about the devastating impacts of bullying and cyberbullying, especially in schools and particularly in boarding schools. They want to encourage kids to 'Speak up, even if your voice shakes'—which was one of Dolly's favourite sayings. They are hoping that every school in Australia tackles the issue of bullying and tries harder to protect children in their care.

The NT government has partnered with Dolly's Dream, and together they will co-fund the rollout of eSmart Digital Licences for all NT grade 6 children, the implementation of the eSmart framework for 10 high-priority schools, and 100 Dolly's Dream Connect workshops in NT schools. I commend Kate and Tick and the work of Dolly's Dream to the House.