02 June 2020

Dr MARJORIE O'NEILL (Coogee) — I say thank you, on behalf of everyone in the Coogee electorate, to our remarkable educators. Thank you for the way you have all performed your roles during some of the most testing times that our education system has faced. In the past few months, our teachers have had to navigate the closing of schools, the rapid switch to online learning, a thorough preparation for reopening classrooms and finally the welcoming back of students, all in the midst of a health pandemic and economic crisis. They have conquered all of this and have done so with a no-fuss, get on with the job attitude that should be truly admired. So to all of the principals, teachers, administrators, teachers aids, cleaners, groundskeepers, IT staff and everyone who has kept our education system running, I say thank you on behalf of the people of Coogee. What I hope this crisis has taught us is exactly how valuable our teachers and educators are. They are absolutely essential and so I thank them again for the amazing job they have done throughout the most difficult of circumstances.