Youth of the Year

This year, students at Castlemaine Secondary College have made a spectacular entry to the Lions’ Club “Youth of the Year” event, a nationwide public speaking competition, engaging some of the most engaged and passionate young men and women from around Australia.

The school has had an unprecedented number of students participating in the competition- tripling the number of last year’s fare, and this increase has certainly paid off, with Sidney Showell, Nioka Mellick-Cooper, and Murray Hammersley winning all three preliminary competitions in the area. The students have treasured the opportunity to have a platform talking to influential community members, as well as develop personally. “It’s amazing to get such great experience in public speaking, and a great chance to get to express your views on important social issues”, said Sidney Showell when asked about her thoughts on the program. However, on Sunday the 4th, the C.S.C competitors found themselves up against spectacular competition.

Liam Radford of Girton Grammar won the Public Speaking prize. After an extended discussion between the adjudicators, a decision was reached and The Midland Express would like to congratulate Thalia Thirunavukarasu of Catherine McAuley College, moving on to the next round on Saturday the 24th of March.

Article from Nick Barker Year 12 sent into The Midland Express