Last sitting week I had the pleasure of welcoming the Cloud Concert Youth Orchestra to Parliament. They lit up Queen’s Hall with beautiful renditions of Voices of Spring and Spring Festival. It was a fitting performance for the occasion as we gathered to celebrate Chinese New Year. I thank the Premier, colleagues, parents and Mr Fang Xinwen, consul general of the People’s Republic of China in Melbourne, for their attendance. Congratulations to director Gyula Cseszko and the musicians for their incredible efforts.
Attending school leadership badge presentations is always a highlight. Congratulations to the 2025 Camelot Rise Primary School captains Tiara Grover, Aiden Suraweera, Andrew Trinh and Emily Shim and a shout-out to the leadership team at Wheelers Hill Primary School and the school captains Naomi Ball and Viaan Bhat and vice-captains Arundi Palipana and Stanley Yao. In the week that we are celebrating International Women’s Day I would like to congratulate the first all-female leadership team at Glenallen. A big congratulations to school captains Hamta Ansari and Ruby Gough and school vice-captains Maddison Whitney-Hamilton and Ashlee Teo. I wish all the young leaders at the schools in the Glen Waverley district all the best in their representative roles this year. I know you will do a wonderful job.
Lastly, a belated happy birthday to the legends at Legend Park Tennis Club. This wonderful club was formed over 50 years ago when Beryl Polhill, a local resident, realised the need for tennis facilities near the newly developed area of Glen Waverley known as Legends Park. Thank you to president Geoff Dumsday, vice-president Penny Draper and club secretary Diane Turnbull. Here is to another 50 years.
