Thursday, 19 June 2025
Questions without notice and ministers statements
Ministers statements: education system
Ministers statements: education system
Ben CARROLL (Niddrie – Minister for Education, Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC) (14:12): While those opposite are investing in their legal teams, we are investing –
Members interjecting.
Ben CARROLL: We know we will get the recording tomorrow. We are investing in our Education State, and I want to update the house –
Members interjecting.
The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Member for Brighton, you are on my list.
Ben CARROLL: We are updating the Education State right across this wonderful state of Victoria, and I am going to update the house on the investments we are making in the Leader of the Opposition’s electorate and also the member for Bulleen’s and the member for Kew’s. In the Leader of the Opposition’s we have done seven upgrades. I opened three new schools at the beginning of this year, and we have got two more schools to open next year that will be part of our 100 school upgrades across our state. The member for Bulleen is not here – he is on the phone to Jeff Kennett – but can I say we have updated half a dozen schools, including Bulleen Heights, Templestowe Heights and Templestowe College. And for the sleeper, the member for Kew: $9.6 million for the Belmore specialist school. Also there is a brand new STEM centre at Kew High and, in the last budget, planning money for Boroondara Park Primary School.
Those opposite, we also know, when they were last in office cut Free Fruit Friday. We know that under this government we have expanded the school breakfast program to all of those electorates. Belmore School now has the school free breakfast program. Doncaster Secondary, in the member for Bulleen’s electorate, now has the breakfast program. Berwick secondary college has the breakfast program. We are making investments in every corner of the state, no matter who is the representative. While we are investing in schools, we know they are investing in remedial classes for tonight’s big meeting. If leadership was a group assignment, those opposite would not even get their assignment in by the deadline.