Listening to the voices of our young people and the USS Mississippi

The Governor and Mrs Dawson celebrated the achievements of the latest cohort of young people involved in the Commissioner for Children and Young People‘s Youth Advisory Committee, which for 2022 was focused on Girls’ Wellbeing.

The Commissioner’s second Speaking Out Survey of 16,500 WA students identified that female young people consistently rated their well-being below that of their male peers, reporting higher rates of stress, low life satisfaction and not feeling happy about themselves.

Students from Penrhos College and Margaret River Senior High School were selected by the Commissioner to participate in discussions and activities to look at the issues currently affecting the wellbeing of our young girls and also ways to overcome those issues.

Today, at Government House, those students were acknowledged and discussed the project with the Governor and shared their learnings.

The Governor speaks with students and staff from Penrhos College on their learnings during their time on the Youth Advisory Committee.

Students from Margaret River Senior High School and Penrhos College exchange experiences and findings from their time on the Youth Advisory Committee.

The Governor and Mrs Dawson with students from Penrhos College and Margaret River Senior High School.

USS Mississippi

The Governor was invited to tour the USS Mississippi submarine while it was docked at HMAS Stirling.

The Governor is welcomed on board the USS Mississippi.

The USS Mississippi (SSN-782) is a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy, named for the state of Mississippi.

Measuring 114.9 metres long, SSN-782 has a crew of approximately 140 sailors. SSN-782 is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

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