Thursday, 28 October 2021

 Mr HAMER (Box Hill) (18:13): (6121) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Education. The action that I seek is for the minister to provide an update on the $6.61 million Kerrimuir Primary School upgrade to deliver a brand new competition-grade school gymnasium for students and the broader community to enjoy. Despite increasing enrolments, the school does not have an indoor facility to hold physical education classes or even a school assembly. This facility is going to make a huge difference to the entire education experience for the Kerrimuir school community. Being a gym and multipurpose facility it has a broader range of benefits, and a lot of community groups and community clubs will be able to benefit thanks to the investment from the Andrews Labor government.

Staff, students and parents were all thrilled to hear this exciting announcement when I visited the school in May, and I would particularly like to thank school principal Michael McLean, school council president Craig Fegan and former school council president Kate Stevens for their vision to deliver this project and for their ongoing advocacy over a number of years to make this project a reality. I know the entire school community at Kerrimuir is eager to find out more about this project and when it will be completed.