Selected for youth parliament

A young Woy Woy Peninsula resident has been selected to participate in the NSW Youth Parliament.

Rachael McMinn, daughter of local identities Liz and Ray McMinn, said she is "over the moon" about her selection.

Rachael, who is a Year 9 student at the Brisbane Water Secondary College, said she loved public speaking and often addressed the school assembly.

Rachael will be part of a group of seven female high school students and one male.

Rachael, 16, is one of the youngest students in the State to be selected.

Rachael has chosen Aboriginal Affairs, Justice and Education and Juvenile Justice as topics to be debated on in the Youth Parliament.

Rachael and other young students will soon be heading to a training camp at Richmond for the event.

A further training camp will be held for the young participants in June with the Youth Parliament being held in the NSW Parliament, Macquarie St in June and July this year.

In addition to being on the school's Student Representative Council, Rachael was also a member of the Central Coast Aboriginal Student Leadership Committee.

Press release, April 27 Ms Marie Andrews, Member for Peats