On Monday morning I visited Austral Public School to attend its latest parents and citizens meeting. It is always great to sit down and chat with parents and carers to get an update on what is happening in the local school community. Austral Public School P&C and school staff are doing a wonderful job at a school whose student population has increased threefold in the past five years. Parents are important partners in the education process. They have the right and a responsibility to play a part in the education of their children. I give a big shout-out to P&C president Marijana Herceg-Nad for the invite. She and the rest of the P&C executive are strong advocates for their community and local school. I commend their selfless work on behalf of the students and staff at Austral Public School. I also thank principal Khaled Elhage for his leadership and acknowledge the support he provides the Austral Public School P&C. I hope to visit more P&Cs throughout Leppington in the future.