Parliament Prize
Paul MERCURIO (Hastings) (10:01): Each year the Parliament of Victoria asks students across the state from grade 5 to year 12 to share what they would say to Parliament if they were an MP. This is a chance for them to talk about the issues that are important to them and their community and for us to listen. Students video their own 90-second members statement and send them in to be judged, and I am very happy to belatedly share that Jess from Somers Primary School won second place in this year’s Parliament Prize, an amazing achievement with over 700 other entries in her age group to contend with.