MIKAYLA HINDMARCH

Ms JODIE HARRISON (Charlestown)—It is always great to meet Charlestown Electorate students when they visit us here in Parliament, but a recent visit by year 12 student and Warners Bay High School captain Mikayla Hindmarch was a particular highlight. Mikayla, who last year participated in the 2020 online NSW Schools Constitutional Convention, was selected to participate in the prestigious 2021 National Schools Constitutional Convention based on her outstanding performance. Selection was a thorough and highly competitive process, with Mikayla being one of just thirty students from across the State to attend the Constitutional Convention. Usually the convention is held in Canberra, but due to COVID-19 we were lucky enough to host it here at the NSW Parliament. It was my pleasure to address the attendees and discuss some of my role here in Parliament, and the commitment and intelligence of all the young people involved was on full display. My congratulations to Mikayla for her involvement, and I wish her all the best for her final year of high school.

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