Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown)— On 17 July, I caught up with the 1st Warners Bay Scout Group at the Warners Bay Scout Hall in Eleebana to help celebrate four members being recognised with the Queen's Scout Award.

The Queen's Scout Award is a major milestone in a Venturer's Scouting journey. The program aims to widen the interests and knowledge of Venturer Scouts and encourage them to 'look wide'.

The award is designed to be challenging and encouraging for Venturers over a wide range of activities, and I want to congratulate Natalya Morgan, Max Goldsmith, Sophie Vuillemin and William McGuinness on this outstanding achievement.

I would like to thank Group Leader Nevell Leverton for inviting me to the event, and the entire 1st Warners Bay Scout Group for their work in supporting and encouraging these young people as they have worked towards the Queen's Scout Award. It is not an easy pathway, but it is one these young people have travelled well. I wish Natalya, Sophie and William the best for their university studies, and best wishes to Max for his HSC. No doubt we will be hearing more from these young leaders in coming years!

A Community Recognition Notice is an opportunity for an MP to submit a short statement praising the work of an individual or group in the local community. If you have any ideas about people I can recognise with a Community Recognition Notice, please email and let me know!