Wyatt Roy (Longman, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to talk about the Longman Youth Leadership Forum. The Longman Youth Leadership Forum is all about investing in the next generation of young Australians, particularly in my local community. It is about investing in their confidence, self-belief and courage. The great thing about our country is that anybody from anywhere can become anything. As we say at the Longman Youth Leadership Forum: 'Live a life where you don't let fear define you. Don't let fear of failure or fear of what other people think define you. Life a life liberated from that fear. Be prepared to take a risk and prepared to take a chance, and back yourself.' That is what the Longman Youth Leadership Forum is all about—ensuring that the next generation of locals takes hold of those opportunities of life, to run to the roar, as Bernie Kelly says, and to change their own lives for the better. I really want to take this opportunity to thank the local businesses in Longman. It is so easy for so many of us to pass on to the next generation a cynical sort of outlook, but they have backed our young people, and Bernie Kelly has got behind this program. It is a great thing that is changing the future for young people in my electorate. I just want to say a very big thank you.