Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Glen Waverley youth advisory committee

John MULLAHY (Glen Waverley) (19:22): (960) My adjournment matter is directed to the Minister for Youth, and the action I seek is for the minister to join me in a meeting with the 2025 Glen Waverley youth advisory committee. This group will begin in 2025 and will be formed with young members of the Glen Waverley district. It will allow members to research a topic about something that matters to our local community, and they will have an opportunity to creatively formulate a policy idea in response to that issue. I am passionate about empowering young people to share their views about what matters to them. They are our future, and it is paramount that they are not only informed about politics but actively engaged.

I would like to give a special shout-out to a Glen Waverley district resident, Kirwan Schoenborn, who was one of the recipients of the 2023 Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize. A student at Wesley College in Glen Waverley, I was fortunate to meet her at this year’s Remembrance Day service held by the Waverley RSL, where she gave a wonderful reading in memory of those that served our nation.

I thank the minister and her team for all the work they do in engaging Victoria’s youth to be active participants in our community. I look forward to the minister’s response.