NORTHERN Tablelands student leaders got a taste for NSW politics recently during a tour of the oldest Parliament in Australia.
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MP Adam Marshall played host to school captains from Warialda, Armidale, Duval, Macintyre and Inverell high schools and Guyra and Emmaville Central Schools for the Secondary Student Leadership Program conducted by the NSW Parliamentary Education Branch.
The student leaders, together with their colleagues from schools across country NSW, began the day listening to addresses from MPs before quizzing them on the life of a politician.
"It was a pleasure to have them in Parliament and personally welcome and mention them from the Speaker's chair during a debate on the floor of Parliament while they were in the public gallery," Mr Marshall said.
"The program was a great opportunity for the students to develop their knowledge of constitutional and parliamentary proceedings including the role of the Governor and the workings of the Parliament."
As Parliament was sitting, the student leaders also had the chance to view both Houses in action before heading off to Government House to meet His Excellency the Governor.
