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Other speechesThis page is dedicated to Peter's speeches made outside of parliament. They include Peter's speeches at local events in the Southport electorate such as School functions, building openings and non for profit groups functions. They usually include a list of acknowledgements of the people attending the function, a special acknowledgement to the traditional owners of the land as well as dot point notes used by Peter.  Please click on the links below to view Peter speeches for the relevant year:-
Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School New Prep facilities official opening |
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Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School - Official opening of the new Prep facilities
Acknowledgements
• I'd like to respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this event is taking place.
• Bishop Joseph Ouderman (Auxiliary Bishop, Brisbane)
• David Hutton -Executive Director Brisbane Catholic Education
• Terry Gimpel, Principal
• Councillor Dawn Crichlow
• Parents, staff and students
• Good morning, Education and Training Minister, Rod Welford, apologises for not being able to be with you today, and has asked me to pass on his best wishes.
• I'm very pleased to be here to celebrate the official opening of your new Prep school facilities.
• This is another important milestone in your school's development.
• The building is also a tribute to all the hard work undertaken by the school and its community to bring this project to fruition.
• I understand the school provided funding of $600,000 to build this new complex which houses the Prep School facilities.
• I'm delighted our Government has been able to support the school and the Prep school project.
• Since 2004, we have been able to provide assistance for the Prep school project and associated works of almost $225,000.
• In addition, in the past three years, our Government has been pleased to support the Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School with recurrent funding of almost $2.36m.
• And I would like to congratulate the school community and your strong Parents and Friends Association for its commitment to the school.
• There are many activities taking place at the school this year.
• The fact that Year 7 students will host their third Kid's Congress is very impressive. Good Luck to all of you and I look forward to hearing more about this in the future.
• I am also impressed that the already 120-strong school band, which performs locally and in Brisbane, will be further expanded this year.
• And most of all, I am impressed with this school's heart and commitment to the community as exemplified by your support of the De Paul Villa aged care facility where you visit residents twice a week.
• Your visits would bring a great deal of joy and comfort to what can be a lonely time in many people's lives.
• It is great to see also the support you gave the Good Counsel School, Innisfail, in the wake of Cyclone Larry by providing a holiday for 120 children and teachers on the Gold Coast.
• I am sure it is a holiday they will never forget.
• I would like to thank the Principal, Terry Gimpel, for his invitation to your opening celebrations today on behalf of Minister Rod Welford and myself.
• And I look forward hearing about the achievements of Guardian Angels' Primary School students in the future.
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