Mr DICK (Oxley) (16:43): Last month I had the pleasure of attending Bellbird Park State Secondary College
cultural day. It was a wonderful acknowledgment of diversity in our community and we celebrated the unity of
culture in the school through song, dance and dress. Bellbird Park is one of our newest schools with around 800
students enrolled across years 7, 8 and 9, led by Principal Michael West and his amazing teaching and support
team.
I was honoured to present the school with a brand new set of Australian, Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander
flags as part of the cultural celebrations. I was really pleased to be joined by Brisbane Broncos player, Sam
Tagataese, who was a fantastic role model for the students to hear from, and they learnt about his pathway. Sam
has been a leader in our community when it comes to embracing multiculturalism and speaking out against racism.
Special mentions go to Mr and Mrs Apa for all their hard work behind the scenes with the beautiful decorations
and music, and to Michelle Maybanks and Flo Vailima and their students from Goodna State Primary School for
their contributions to the school assembly. My congratulations again to Bellbird Park State Secondary College,
for their 2019 cultural day celebrations, and of course to all of our local schools, who embrace multiculturalism
and provide students with fantastic events like this to learn about and celebrate the diversity in our community.