David Batt (Hinkler, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Delivering and advocating for civics education is an absolute priority of mine. Whilst the Speaker has made the admirable commitment to visit each of our electorates around the nation to help spread the good word, my undertaking is to visit every single school in Hinkler throughout this term. That's a total of 54 schools. These schools are filled with thousands of students, our aspiring leaders of tomorrow, and some are already making their mark as the exceptional young leaders of today—including Sarah, a year 11 student from Urangan State High School, who I met here in Canberra last week. Sarah was selected as one of 12 in the country to participate in Research Australia's Future Health Leaders program.

Having received a replica parliamentary mace from the Speaker, I'm very pleased to report that it has been on tour with me and is a very popular talking point. In Hervey Bay, I've presented flags and spoken with students who are striving for success at Sandy Strait State School. In the Bundaberg region, I've attended both Goodwood and Bundaberg South state schools. And, with immense pride, I returned to my former school, Bundaberg State High School. It was there I launched the My First Speech competition. (Time expired)

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