When students in the Year 8 Blue Civics class were asked to consider an issue in the community, Casey Stephens went one step further and contacted Yarra Ranges Council directly. He drafted a thoughtful email about the condition of the BMX track in Healesville asking for changes.
“I ride once or twice a week and I ride all around Healesville,” Casey said. “I ride with kids from all different schools and some from MLMC, particularly with Bryce Gellert (also in Year 8 Blue). The BMX track is the main meeting and riding spot for us and it is not as much fun as a pump track or jump trail. The jumps that are on the trail now don't match up. I hope that the Council will change it into a pump track with better jumps and smother beams.”
Casey has since been personally contacted by the Council and invited to be a part of the consultation process. Congratulations Casey on your community initiative. No matter how young, your voice really can be heard.
