Seven students will represent the young people of Tasmania at the ANZAC Centenary Dawn Service at Gallipoli in 2015.
Today, I am pleased to announce the seven Year 11 students who are the winners of the ANZAC Centenary Competition, and I look forward to presenting their Certificates of Excellence at Parliament House on Wednesday.
The winning students will attend the Centenary Dawn Service at ANZAC Cove next year in what will be, for all Australians, a very special time for commemoration and remembrance as we mark 100 years since the first Anzac Day.
In a 12-day tour, they will visit other historic sites in Turkey and, I am sure, will return with a greater understanding of our shared heritage.
This unique trip is the prize of a competition that challenged students to discover more about those who served our country in the Gallipoli Campaign.
Students prepared an essay or audio-visual or online presentation on topics relating to the personal stories of soldiers who served at Gallipoli, with the entries judged by an independent panel.
The successful students are:
* Kaitelin Campbell, Newstead College
* Emily Doi, Hobart College
* Rachel Gregory, Launceston Church Grammar School
* Elise Jurasovic, Calvin Christian School
* Damian Mazur, Hobart College
* Jack Soward, Launceston College
* Luis Wilson, Don College
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