Thank you to Paul Toole MP who sent me a letter to say that he had read a Community Recognition Statement in the NSW State Parliament recently. I received a letter and copy of the statement in the mail. I am very honoured that our work has been recognised in this way.
https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Pages/HansardResult.aspx#/docid/HANSARD-1323879322-158940
Legislative Assembly Hansard – 22 October 2025
Sharynne McLeod
Mr PAUL TOOLE (Bathurst)—The contribution that Sharynne McLeod has made to research science cannot be underestimated. In fact, the former student at Bathurst West Public School is among the top two per cent of scientists in the world. Sharynne is known and renowned for research to enhance equitable participation for children with speech, language, and communication needs. And now the distinguished Professor has taken on the role of director of a world-first research centre located on campus at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst ‑ The Children's Voices Centre. Its focus is on research with children for children and about children. Adding merit to the initiative is the fact the World Health Organisation has invited Sharynne and her team to create a research project to listen to children across the world about their perspectives, and to remind the world that there are not only children in the world, but they are not only the future of our society, but they are also the present. Congratulations Professor McLeod, your cutting-edge research, based right here in Bathurst, is something you and our entire community should be proud of.
