Zhi Soon (Banks, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Parliament and Canberra can sometimes feel like something that is very far away. While we all get the pleasure of welcoming school groups to parliament when they visit, it is also important that sometimes this place comes to them. That is why it was my pleasure a few weeks ago to welcome the Speaker of the House to Panania North Public School in my electorate of Banks for the Parliament in Schools program and the Australian Parliament House National Flag Roadshow. The students at Panania North got a great lesson about how both our parliament and our democracy function and how their voices can be heard. They also got to unfurl one of the flags that fly on top of this building in their very own playground. It was fantastic to see the leaders of tomorrow so engaged and interested in learning about how our country works, how decisions are made and how they can have an impact.

I want to say a big thank you to the teachers, staff and students at Panania North Public School for helping to facilitate an amazing visit. I also want to thank the Speaker himself and his office for making the time to visit us in the electorate of Banks and Panania in particular. Since the visit, I've had countless families tell me how enjoyable that visit was.

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