Ken Wyatt (Hasluck, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to speak about the 2015 Hasluck Leadership Award winners. Last week, I held a workshop where year 11 students in Hasluck competed in a range of public speaking and leadership activities to win the trip of a lifetime to Canberra. All finalists showed outstanding leadership qualities and I know it was a hard choice for our judges—Harry Rosielle, Kim Charles and Jade Gurney. This year's winners are Cassidy Marino and Jordan Joseph, and they will be accompanying me to Canberra in September to tour the capital and meet our nation's leaders.

Cassidy Marino is from La Salle College in Viveash and has a keen interest in media and the arts. Cassidy has plans to run for leadership positions in her final year of school and, upon completion of year 12, she would like to continue her studies through exchange programs overseas.

Jordan Joseph is from Mazenod College in Lesmurdie and is aiming for a career in medicine, looking to complete his studies at the University of Western Australia. With his career in medicine, Jordan hopes to volunteer in a hospital in South America. He has shown outstanding leadership at school as a form representative and as a peer support leader.

I hope that all members will make these students welcome in September and will set some time aside to meet with them, because from the experience that all the Hasluck young leaders have had in meeting leaders here they have gone away with the view that members are committed to their tasks, are committed to their electorates and are humble people. That has been the reflected view of all of the young leaders who have participated in the program.