Council Submissions

(From left) Madeleine James, Eilidh Mackay and Kate Coutts

Hey guys! It's Eilidh here! The other week, Kate Coutts, Madeleine James and I went to the Council for our Young Leaders submissions: and here's the newspaper article we wrote about it!
On Friday the 5th of May, Madeleine James (10), Eilidh Mackay (10) and Kate Coutts (10) who are Young Leaders at College Street Normal School attended the Palmerston North City Council Committee Meeting to present their submission about Palmerston North. There were multiple meetings to decide whose ideas to include in the budget.
Kate Coutts recommended that a recycling bin be placed next to every rubbish bin in the city. Madeleine James and Eilidh Mackay thought of new ideas to make Palmerston North better, for example, having more free events, activities at the library for tweens and opening the science observatory to the public.
“These three girls are extremely passionate and are committed to making a difference in our local community” says Amanda Dennison, one of the teachers who work with the Young Leaders team.
“Today was an amazing experience that I will never forget” said Madeleine James.“It was so much fun and the City Councillors were so nice. I just want to do it all over again!” says Eilidh Mackay“It was an incredible experience and everyone was so welcoming. All the Councillors valued and considered our ideas.” Kate Coutts.
We definitely had heaps of fun and we hope our ideas will be considered!