Community & Business
27 November, 2020
Youth parliament success
LAKE Eacham’s Connor Le’Gear and member of the Tablelands Regional Council’s (TRC) Youth Advisory Committee is putting the Tablelands on the political map.
LAKE Eacham’s Connor Le’Gear and member of the Tablelands Regional Council’s(TRC) Youth Advisory Committee is putting the Tablelandson the political map.
TRC Mayor Rod Marti met with Connor earlier this yearwhen Connor was representing the Hill Electorate in theQueensland Youth Parliament.
“I was very impressed with Connor and am glad that our Youth Advisory Committee hasboth benefitted from and contributed to this young man’spassion and development,” Mr Marti said.
“The voice of youth in our region is an important one that must be listened to.”
Connor who is currently studying a Diploma of Youth Justice travelled to Brisbanefor the Youth Parliament session.
“When we arrived, we were separated into committees to each develop a bill on issues impacting youth,” Connor said.
“We then came together in Parliament House to vote on the bills, which were then sentto the committee’s in Queensland’s Parliament House.
“The State MPs then choseto present the bills in State Parliament, or use bits of them fortheir own bills.”
A good example of the success of the Youth Parliament isthe mandatory 100 hours for learner drivers which came from the program.
“Since the Youth ParliamentI’ve met with ministers, mayors and councillors to discussissues impacting youth.
“I showcased the TRC Youth Strategic Plan to the Mayor of Cassowary Coast and he’s invited me to be a guest speaker at their youth forum next year.”
