Tuesday, 20 June 2023

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Matthew BACH (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (13:05): (248) My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. Will the minister instruct her department to work with and develop a maintenance funding plan for Streeton Primary School to prevent the current cycle of asset degradation? I have spoken on a number of occasions in this place about Streeton Primary, a fabulous school with great leadership, wonderful teachers, an incredibly engaged student population and appalling facilities. The place is falling down. The school has been seeking capital upgrades for years and years and years. Now, after advocacy from me and numerous other members of this place – from across the aisle, I might say – the member for Bundoora kindly wrote to me before the budget to say that there would be some funding. There was some small funding for important works, and I thank the Treasurer for that. But nonetheless that is the first funding for any capital works for such a long time for Streeton, and there is far more to do. In particular when it comes to the ageing school grounds, significant investment is needed. I would ask the education minister to see to it.