Visit to Vanuatu, February 2012
Mr Marles visited the Melanie Jewson Memorial Chapel in Port Vila Central Hospital in Port Vila, Thursday 16 February 2012.
The chapel was built to honour 18 year old Melanie Jewson who was killed in a car accident near Geelong in 2004. A year before her death, Melanie had visited Vanuatu with her mother and the country and its people had a huge impact on the teenager.
After Melanie's death, her parents established the Melanie Jewson Foundation, raising funds to build the chapel in the hospital grounds and provide continuing support to the hospital and local schools.
Read MoreThe chapel was built to honour 18 year old Melanie Jewson who was killed in a car accident near Geelong in 2004. A year before her death, Melanie had visited Vanuatu with her mother and the country and its people had a huge impact on the teenager.
After Melanie's death, her parents established the Melanie Jewson Foundation, raising funds to build the chapel in the hospital grounds and provide continuing support to the hospital and local schools.