Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

Indeed, participants are incredibly positive about the experience they are getting through the Green Army Programme. A number have been talking to media outlets, extolling the virtues of the Green Army Programme, such as Jared Marsden, an 18-year-old from Mackay, who told the Daily Mercury:

I couldn't spend the whole day in an office …With this opportunity, I get to help the planet and learn practical skills at the same time.

Jade from the Barossa Valley, speaking to ABC News, said, 'I've always wanted a career in conservation'—