Minister for Education James Merlino officially opened the expo, and encouraged students and job seekers to look to Victoria’s major growth industries when considering their future.

The Andrews Labor Government has identified six key sectors that are primed for extraordinary growth, which will be targeted to create 100,000 jobs as part of the Back to Work plan.

These include medical technology and pharmaceuticals, food and fibre, new energy technology, and transport, defence and construction technology.

Industry representatives, universities, TAFEs, training providers and employers are among the 200 exhibitors spruiking job opportunities and courses at the three day Expo. 

Preparing young Victorians for the jobs of the future is central to transforming Victoria into the Education State.

The Labor Government has committed funding to a range of initiatives that will pave the careers of young 

Victorians, which includes the $320 million TAFE Rescue Fund and $125 million to establish 10 Tech Schools across Victoria.

The $50 million TAFE Back to Work Fund has also been secured, which will support TAFE institutes to partner with industry to provide more training in growing and emerging industries.

The Labor Government is supporting students to access the very best career support and advice through initiatives such as the:

- Engaging Parents in Career Conversations (EPiCC), an online resource to support parents and carers with conversations about subject choices, courses and careers

- Victorian Skills Gateway, a portal for all vocational training which allows Victorians to search by occupation, course, study area or training provider

- Victorian Careers Curriculum Framework, which supports schools to integrate career advice across the school environment

It is quite natural for people to be fond of their race and country.

As long as they don’t go into extremes and become racists, or Nazis.

Some people are noble and tend to treat others with kindness.

But not everyone is endowed with the same fine qualities.

In the realistic world, where the big fish feasts on the small one, kindness is often being viewed as a weakness.

Some unscrupulous people are exploiting friendliness and hospitality to serve their own purpose.

We should be patriotic the same as the generations of Australians who have endured great hardships, or sacrificed their lives for the country.

What hypocrisy. The age of entitlement is over - oh yeah!

Your time as Speaker has shown your political bias, but this is the end.

Go now and take all your fantastic financial benefits and entitlements that none of us can imagine and enjoy your privileged retirement.

Shame on you.