The first of the two Primary School Speech Contests was held this week at the Doncaster Secondary College Performance Centre.
The schools competing in this first section came from:
- Templestowe Valley Primary School
- Templestowe Park Primary School
- Templestowe Heights Primary School
- St Kevin's Primary School
- Milgate Primary School
An apology had been received from Serpell Primary School, who were unable to participate this year.
The judges came from Toastmasters International.
The event sponsors:
- Bendigo Bank
- Bunnings Doncaster
- WSP Performing Arts School
- Generations Dental
Many prizes were given out including Gift Cards from Bendigo Bank, Vouchers from Bunnings along with a Drama Award from WPS Performing Arts School.
The winning school this year is Templestowe Heights who now hold the perpetual shield. The Rotary District Finals will be held on 04th November, 2026.
All of the participants were fantastic and most enjoyable to hear. Topics included the importance of the escalator, equal opportunity for all, Butter Chicken Pie and many more. Our MC for the evening was Brian Tyedin who ran the Event very well.
The introductory speech from the Manningham Mayor Jim Grivas, along with closing remarks from Gabriel Ng, MP was excellent. Thank you to Zoe Bilotta from Bunnings Doncaster, for their great support.
Our thanks also goes to Rotary District Community Leader Trish Carr, for her great overview of Rotary, to Cr Geoff Gough and Cr Anna Chen who attended, to our own Rotary Members who ensured everything was well organised and supper was served. It was great to see so many family and friends attending, adding to the fantastic energy in the room.
The next contest will be held on 15th July. We cant wait to hear the next group.