Day: 18 June 2014
Young students tackle big issue
June 18, 2014They may be young, but they are taking on a big issue. A group of passionate Melbourne students are tackling climate change by proposing a new Bill aimed at reducing carbon emission by 20%. The six students from Melbourne Girls College (MGC) have developed ‘The Compulsory Environmentally Sustainable Industrial Building Bill’, as part of the […]
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Optional voting rights for young Victorians
June 18, 2014Secondary students are demanding an optional voting system for 16 and 17 year olds in Victorian State elections. Six students from Westbourne Grammar School have drafted the Optional Youth Voting in Victoria Bill for the upcoming Youth Parliament in July. The Bill allows young people aged 16 and 17 to vote in State elections, yet […]
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Push for compulsory driving tests for Victorians aged over 65
June 18, 2014Phoenix Community College will see their third consecutive team take part in the YMCA Youth Parliament program this year, with the team debating a Bill for mandatory driving tests for elderly citizens. The six young team members have aimed to implement the Bill in order to reduce the Victorian road toll. “[The] road toll relating […]
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Call for alcohol to come in plain packaging to protect the young
June 18, 2014Students from Melbourne’s Korin Gamadji Institute are fighting for alcohol to come in plain packaging just like cigarettes. The group of students have drafted the Bill, ‘Act relating to the Plain Packaging of Alcohol’, to be debated in this year’s YMCA Youth Parliament. If successful, the Bill could be passed on to the Victorian Parliament, […]
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