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

Each Christmas, I ask schools in the electorate of Barton to provide artwork for my festive greeting cards. This year, it was six children in year 2: Ari, Annie and Jerry from Earlwood Public School and Lanna, Amelia and Hussain from Carlton Public School. In the busyness of the festive period, I enjoy taking time to appreciate the creative talents of the young people in the electorate of Barton. Lanna and Amelia have created colourful abstract works in watercolours, Annie and Jerry have portrayed Santa in more traditional scenes and Ari's Santa is ready for the beach in his swimming trunks. The Grinch makes an appearance in Hussain's drawing. Please don't take it personally if you get a Grinch card.

Colleagues have sent me lovely cards. I look forward to sharing mine with you. I thank the teachers involved in coordinating the year's competition: Ellen Koustoubardis, relieving principal at Carlton; year 2 classroom teacher Miss Sutherland; Ms Davis, the relieving principal at Earlwood; and Miss Williams.