Ps Sarah and McKenzie the girls had a win for netball today!! YAY missed you though & can't wait until you are back playing with us :-)

Finally I have had some time to read the blog and look at all your ANAZING photos!! What a read- A trip & adventure of a lifetime- enjoy every moment! Looking forward to hearing all the stories when you get back & helping you catch up on your missed Japanese studies ha ha ;-)
Continue to have an amazing & safe journey. Good luck for ANZAC DAY we will be watching with great pride from home! Hyde Sensei :-)

We congratulate you all on a successful tour.
We will be watching on Anzac Day and look forward to your next performance at Tranquil Waters. Well done Jan and the band we are very proud of you all.

It's great to follow you all on this fantastic and memorable journey. We can tell by the photos how much fun you are having. We're looking forward to seeing the ABC broadcast on ANZAC Day. All the best from Salford Waters.

Llook fantastic! Glad to see your hard work is receiving heartfelt responses from the locals. You all look very happy if not a little cold at times. Very proud of you all, especially my darling Aimee. Take care and keep enjoying this sensational experience Lots of love and hugs xoxoxoxoxoxxoxoxoxooxoxoxooxxoxoxoxoxo

Hi Shelley, Am eagerly following your grand tour. What a fantastic time in your life. Grandpa would've been so proud of you...I am. Lots of love.

Hello Jacynta, even though we can't be with you, the descriptions of the performances, and the responses from your audiences makes us proud of you all.

Every day I read the blog with anticipation and enthusiasm of what the tour group has been up to during the day. Wish I was there! Looking forward to the TV Broadcast on ABC. Take care.

Abbey

You are always smiling so you must be enjoying the experience. Good luck for the rest of the trip and we will be watching on Anzac Day. Very proud of you

Greggie

Dear Jacynta,

When you were in the Church, I hope you didn't blink!

Hi Abbey
The pictures are fabulous, hope you are having a great time and taking good care of yourself, xx Suzie

Extract from Hansard 18 April 2013
Member for Redlands
MrDOWLING:

I wish to advise the House about some students of whom I am so incredibly proud. They are band members from Faith Lutheran College Victoria Point. They are currently touring the Western Front. They are touring battlefields and other significant historical sites in France and have been in France now for a little over a week and have been touring such places as Fromelles. They have been to a number of cathedrals and battlefields—the names of which escape me at the moment, so I do apologise for that however the culmination will be performing at the Dawn Service on Anzac Day at Villers-Bretonneux. I am so incredibly proud of them as I have stated, they have even performed at the Arc de Triomphe. There are a number of parents chaperoning the students, and one of the chaperones is my beautiful wife, Helen. I hope she is enjoying the trip, (that is certainly the feedback I am getting) as are the students. It is an incredible opportunity—

Government members interjected. (there were numerous comments about how much shopping Helen would be doing, all in jest...... I hope!)

MrDOWLING: Yes she is burning up a fortune! I take the interjections from all members, particularly the female ones. It is a tremendous educational opportunity for which the school is most grateful. I also place on record my thanks to the Premier, who was kind enough to write a letter to each of the students attending expressing his congratulations to them on their trip to France.

*Some editing

All the best everyone, stay safe.
See you all soon.
Warm Regards
Peter Dowling MP
Member for Redlands