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Queensland Youth Parliament

by Molly Tulip

Hello! My name is Molly Tulip. I am 15 years old in Grade 11 at In a few weeks, some Youth Members - myself included - will
The Lakes College. Since Year 8 I have been very passionate be going on a tour around the Supreme and District Court
about law and making an actual change in society. I am in Brisbane City which is very exciting (especially being in the
striving to pursue a career in the legal profession and currently Justice Legal Affairs and Corrections Portfolio).
involved in the University of Southern Queensland’s High
School Mooting Competition to better my public speaking and At QYP, we are encouraged to engage with the wider community
legal knowledge. This was something I have been determined and people with experience in our portfolio area. As such,
to work on. So, earlier this year I met up with a friend who I reached out and contacted my local MP for the Bancroft
mentioned her experience in the Queensland Youth Parliament Electorate: Hon. Chris Whiting. Mr Whiting and I have formed
(QYP) last year. She really encouraged me to apply… so I did. a bond through work experience in both his office and in
And I have been elected as the local Youth Member for the Parliament House where I was able to watch the proceedings in
Bancroft Electorate in YMCA’s QLD Youth Parliament for 2022! the gallery and assist him in writing his private members speech.
Applying for this program was the best decision I have made
this year and I wanted to share my experience thus far. The QYP program is so amazing, and I highly encourage anyone
with a passion for law or politics to apply! To know more, there is
So, the QYP program is made up of one person from each lots of information on their website and on their Spotify podcast
electorate in QLD from the ages of 15-25. Each Youth Member What’s Scoening On QYP?
is placed into a portfolio - I am in the Justice Legal Affairs and
Corrections Portfolio. Within this portfolio, myself and my Or visit - https://www.ymcabrisbane.org/services/queensland-
LJ Hooker Kallangur | Murrumba Downs has been proudly family owned and operated committee were split into a sponsoring and refuting team to youth-parliament
develop a bill on any issue within our jurisdiction which will be
for 3 generations, operating for nearly 50 years the office is the longest serving LJ debated in Parliament House later this year. My portfolio has

Hooker Franchise in QLD. With over 10,000 sales the sales team is well versed in chosen to propose a reform of the Public Trustee system to
protect the rights of vulnerable Queenslanders.
handling the sale of your property. However, writing the bill is not the only aspect of the program.
We have been given many amazing opportunities to network
within the political area. One of these events was the launch
weekend in April where we met all the other Youth Members
on a 3-day camp. We discussed and chose our bill topic, went
to Parliament House to have a mock Parliament debate, and
had the opportunity to mingle with some local MP’s regarding
LJ Hooker Kallangur | Murrumba Downs concerns within their electorate. This weekend was truly eye-
(07) 3204 4666 opening and made me aware of many issues that had never
really crossed my mind before.
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