Hannah Woodford-White selected for 2023 Youth Parliament

A passionate young Nanango woman has her sights set on discussing juvenile crime solutions in her new role at the 2023 Queensland Youth Parliament.

Nanango MP Deb Frecklington said each year she was impressed by the Nanango Electorate Youth Members and Hannah Woodard-White was no exception.

A determined young woman from Nanango is headed to Parliament House in Brisbane, representing the region at the Queensland Youth Parliament next week in her new role as the 2023 Nanango Youth Member.

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Hannah Woodard-White studies law and psychology at Queensland University of Technology and is excited about the opportunity to discuss her passion for juvenile crime rehabilitation solutions.

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The 19-year-old said she had been interested in the relevance of juvenile justice for a while.

“In my portfolio I‘m looking through the lens of disadvantaged youth,” Miss Woodard-White said.

She said she was overjoyed when her application for the role was approved.

“I always thought it looked like something I could do and I’m glad my hard work has paid off.

“Politics has always been an interesting topic to me and I think it’s very important for young people to learn more about it.

“I get to be in the same environment as politicians, which is very exciting,” she said.

Miss Woodard-White said she would meet 92 other youth members to discuss portfolios they had each been working on.

Nanango MP Deb Frecklington said each year she was impressed by the Nanango Electorate Youth Members and Hannah Woodard-White was no exception.

“I‘m looking forward to meeting people with common interests with different values, as everyone is from somewhere different,” Miss Woodard-White said.

“There will be 93 different topics to talk about,” she said.

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington said each year she was always impressed by the Nanango Electorate Youth Members and Hannah was no exception.

“She is enthusiastic and excited and it was a pleasure to talk with her about the Youth Parliament process and the unique opportunity she will have this year as our region’s Youth Member,” Mrs Frecklington said.

“I know she is passionate about representing young people from our area and being the voice of youth in our electorate through the QYP process.

“She has been selected for the Education, Employment, Small Business and Skills Development and Arts committee and will now help write a Bill proposing a law reform on this topic,” she said.

Miss Woodard-White said she wanted to use her opportunity to help people.

The Youth Parliament program begins on April 14, where youth members will participate in a special launch ceremony at Parliament House and start discussing ideas for their Bill.