PRIZE WINNER: Brooklyn Lade is one of the eight recipients of the 2016 Anzac Prize.
PRIZE WINNER: Brooklyn Lade is one of the eight recipients of the 2016 Anzac Prize.

Anzac Prize winner over the moon at Gallipoli trip

IN APRIL next year, Proserpine State High School student Brooklyn Lade will be packing her bags for Gallipoli and the Western Front.

She is among eight Queensland students set to take in the trip of a lifetime after winning the 2017 Premier's Anzac Prize.

"Its absolutely amazing, I honestly can't believe it. It's such an incredible honour and to know I will be representing my state at such a significant event is amazing,” she said.

"I can't wait to share it with the people at school. It will be a moment I will remember for the rest of my life. I want to take my kids back there one day and let them experience the same thing.”

Brooklyn made a multi-media presentation after reading about the competition in the school newsletter and said she worked on her film in her spare time without the assistance of any teachers.

"We had to make a multi-media presentation about the Anzac spirit in Australia. I made a five-minute video and I interviewed different people from all different age groups, asking them what the Anzac spirit meant to them,” she said.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Anzac Prize was an opportunity for Queensland students to connect to the Anzac spirit.

"The Premier's Anzac Prize offers a chance for students to reflect on the modern influence of the Anzac spirit,” she said.

"More than 100 years on, we are remembering the sacrifices made by so many Australians and New Zealanders in Gallipoli and on the Western Front.

"This year's successful students developed outstanding multi-media presentations which illustrated the importance of keeping the Anzac tradition alive.

"I would like to congratulate the successful students and thank all those students who entered the competition.”

Education Minister Kate Jones said the successful students would be taking a tour of Gallipoli and the Western Front over the Anzac Day period.

"Next April, these eight students will take part in an unforgettable experience in tracing the steps of the Anzacs,” Ms Jones said.

"It will be an incredible educational opportunity as they reflect on the history and pay their respects to the Anzacs.”


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