Beginning as the brainchild of TSH Deputy Principal, Geoff Reader, and former Principal, Karen Venard, the first-ever event was held in 1989 and was then called the Clear Speech Awards.
Since then, Power of Speech has grown nationally and internationally. In 2013, First Voice – the advocacy and research group for listening and spoken language early intervention programs – turned Power of Speech into a national event that takes place at Parliament House in Canberra each year.
In 2018 Power of Speech grew even further, as students with hearing loss in the United Kingdom now make presentations to their own members of Parliament.
Congratulations to all of our Outpost students who participated this year, and to the staff and families who have supported them up to this day.