Gavin Pearce (Braddon, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Congratulations to Chelsea Brumby from Burnie High School and Zoe Chipman from Ulverstone High School, who recently attended the 2019 Curious Minds winter camp in Canberra. Representing the electorate of Braddon, the girls had the opportunity to pursue their passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics—STEM—along with more than 60 other young women from all over Australia. As part of the program, Chelsea and Zoe received specialist coaching, attended lectures with industry experts, participated in interactive sessions and went out in the field undertaking STEM related activities.

Congratulations to all young people in Braddon who are pursuing their passion for STEM and to the hundreds of dedicated teachers in these fields who are supporting them. I want to encourage all people from the north-west coast, west coast and King Island in Tasmania with similar dreams to get involved. STEM skills are critically important for Braddon's current and future productivity. It's vital that our young people are equipped for whatever the future job market holds and STEM skills go a long way to helping with that.

Congratulations to the Morrison government for providing $2.35 million to continue and expand the Curious Minds program. This means more opportunities for young women in my region, like Chelsea and Zoe, to explore their interest in STEM.