SOPHIE MEETS LOCAL STUDENTS IN GALLIPOLI
15-March-2011
Sophie Mirabella MP, Federal Member for Indi had a chance meeting with two local students in
Gallipoli during a recent tour of the sacred war memorial.
Mrs Mirabella was visiting the site recently and met Laura Whitney from Euroa Secondary College
and Hadley Black from Benalla College
– both recipients of the 2010-11 Spirit of ANZAC Prize.
“This was a once in a lifetime opportunity for Laura and Hadley to honour the fallen at Gallipoli, to
see firsthand the battlefields and to honour the Anzac cemetery. I was very moved by the memorial
service, conducted by the Spirit of Anzac group and was delighted to share the experience with
local students from Indi,” Mrs Mirabella said.
“We should be very proud that two of the ten students of this year’s prize winners came from
North East Victoria. I congratulate both Laura and Hadley. It was a proud and special moment to
meet them at the Lone Pine Cemetery at Gallipoli,” Mrs Mirabella concluded.