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HEARING FROM A PEER
Liberal National Party
P Wyatt Roy, the
youngest person in
Federal Parliament,
addressed student leaders
at the inaugural Bradfield
School Leadership Forum
held at Turramurra High
School in partnership
with Paul Fletcher MP,
Member for Bradfield on
Monday, June 4.
The forum gave over 40
student leaders from
Turramurra, Killara and St
Ives High Schools the
opportunity to hear from
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who won the Sunshine
Coast seat of Longman at
the 2010 Federal Election
at the age of 20 – making
him the youngest person
ever to be elected to the
House of Representatives.
Wyatt spoke to the
students about his journey
into federal politics and
the issues he is
concentrating on at the
national political level.
Noting that he and the
assembled students
(mostly aged 16 to 18)
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were members of the same
generation, Wyatt also
discussed some of the
challenges their generation
will face as they become
the dominant group in the
workforce in coming years
– particularly with
demographic change likely
to increase the
dependency ratio (the
ratio of those out of the
workforce to those in the
workforce.)
In the question and
answer session, Mr. Roy
was asked a number of
questions including how
he deals with the media;
why he joined the Liberal
Party; and the Coalition’s
policy on asylum seekers
arriving by boat.
“Issues such as
disability reform, refugee
Wyatt Roy MP addressing young leaders at Turramurra High School after being
introduced by Paul Fletcher MP (right).
policy and our response to
climate change are issues
that resonate with me very
strongly, both as a younger
Australian and one who
wants a strong future for
this country,” Wyatt Roy
said.
“I was very impressed
by the quality of student
leaders who attended the
forum. They showed great
insight, passion and
humour in their
comments and question,”
JUBILEE HONOURS
This month, in the
Sixtieth Jubilee year of
HRH Queen Elizabeth 11,
540 Australians were
recognised with honours
in the General Divisions
of the Order of Australia.
Eight Australians
received the Companion
of the Order of Australia,
(AC); 53 became Officers
in the General Division of
the Order, (AO); 182 were
made Members of the
Order of Australia (AM)
and 297 received the
Order of Australia Medal
(OAM).
Among those honoured
were a number of people
from our local region.
Those receiving the AM
included:
Dr. Robert Care of
West Pennant Hills for
service to engineering, to
business, to international
humanitarian programs
and to athletics. Dr. Care
is Chairman and CEO,
UK, Middle East and
Africa for Arup, an
independent, global
company providing
engineering, design,
planning, project
management and
consulting services. The
company has over 10,000
employees based in 37
countries and 92 offices.
Dr. Care has held and
holds a number of
Executive positions with
organisations such as
Engineers Australia and
the Australian
Construction Industry
Forum. He also has held
academic and advisory
positions with the
University of New South
Wales (UNSW ) where he
was a Professorial Visiting
Fellow (2010 -11); a
member of the Dean’s
Industrial Steering
Committee (2009-10) and
a Member of the Industry
Advisory Committee,
School of Civil and
Environmental
Engineering (2006-10).
Dr. Care is a huge
supporter of Little
Athletics at a local,
regional and state level
and is a Life Member of
both North
Rocks/Carlingford Little
Athletics and of the
Northern Metropolitan
Zone.
Former Managing
Director of Blue Star Line
Pty Ltd (Australia and
Asia) Lancelot Graham
Lightfoot of Wahroonga,
received his AM for
services to the container
shipping industry and to
the development and
promotion of Australia’s
international trade
networks. He is also
recognised as a supporter
of the welfare of merchant
mariners.
Mr. Lightfoot was the
National President of the
Australian Chamber of
Shipping, now Shipping
Australia Ltd. and has
been National President
and Chairman of a
number of business
chambers linking
Australia with the USA
and Middle Eastern
countries.
Since 2002, he has been
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Sydney Bethal
Union which provides for
the welfare of visiting
seafarers in the ports of
Sydney, Newcastle and Pt.
Kembla. He has also held
executive positions and is
a member of the
Australian Mariners
Welfare Society.
Mr. Lightfoot is a Past
President of the Rotary
Club of Sydney Cove and
a board member of
Warrawee Bowling Club.
Well known Waitara
car dealer, Philip (Phil)
McCarroll receives his
AM for his financial
support and fund raising
for a range of charitable
youth, health and
educational organisations.
He is Chairman of the
Board and founding
member of the Novus
Foundation and a
Member of the Sydney
Adventist Hospital
Foundation. He was a
member of the
Archbishop of Sydney’s
Appeals Committee from
1997 until 2001 and has
supported St. Edmund’s
School with both fund
raising and support for
students through their
work experience
programs.
Phil McCarroll is
heavily involved with
Rotary and was awarded a
Paul Harris Fellowship in
2005. He has been a
supporter of the Special
Olympics since 2005 and
is a supporter of Merry
Makers Australia,
Hornsby PCYC, the
Petrea King Quest for
Life Foundation and
Studio Artes, Hornsby.
Among those receiving
the citation OAM were
retired Police Officer,
Senior Sergeant Ray
Phillipson of Hornsby.
Ray retired from the
Police after 31 years in
1992. He was the
inaugural
Secretary/Manager of
Paul Fletcher, Member for
Bradfield said.
In thanking Wyatt Roy
and Mr. Fletcher for
organising this event,
Turramurra High School
Captain Mitchell Bazzana
said
“Wyatt Roy was an
impressive speaker who
proved to us, that no
matter your age, you can
be a leader.”
Hornsby/ Ku-ring-gai
PCYC and co-ordinator of
Blue Light Discos for
many years. As Police
Community Relations
Officer he established 163
Neighbourhood Watch
programs in the
Chatswood, Eastwood and
Hornsby areas.
Ray is a Life Member of
Hornsby and District Life
Education. He has been a
Director of Asquith
Bowling and Recreation
Club since 2009;
President of Probus and
has held many executive
positions including that of
President during his long
association with Hornsby
Lions Club.
Other OAM recipients
of local interest include:
President of Ku-ring-gai
Community Shed and
former President of Kuring-gai
Historical
Society, Kevin Callinan
of St.Ives; Creative
Consultant, Raymond
Black of Dural who
received his OAM for
services to the advertising
industry through the
development of talent in
writing and art direction
and Margaret Leong of
St.Ives Co-founder of the
Nova Youth Orchestra.
HUGE
SALE
1st Turramurra Scout
Group will be holding its
huge annual Garage Sale
on Saturday 7th and
Sunday 8th July, at the
Karingal Hut in Sheldon
Forest, Warragal Rd,
Turramurra – just down
from the railway bridge.
Buyers looking for a
bargain are welcome to
visit the Hut between
10.00am and 5.00pm on
Saturday or 9.00am to
2.00pm on Sunday.
Any donated goods
would be much
appreciated, including
books, toys, CDs, DVDs,
vinyl records, kitchen
items, china, furniture,
tools, linen and general
bric-a-brac. Goods can be
dropped off at the Hut
between 12 noon and
6.00pm each day up until
Friday, July 6th or call
Julie on 0429 608 050.
1st Turramurra is one of
the oldest and strongest
Scout Groups on the
northside with active
programs for boys and
girls aged from 8-11 (Cub
Scouts), 11-15 (Scouts)
through to young men
and women 15-17
(Venturer Scouts) and 18-
25 (Rovers). With an
outstanding leader team
and excellent facilities, the
Group is celebrating its
92nd year, having first
been formed in 1920.
The Group welcomes
all enquiries from new
members, visit
www.1ts.org.au