Waubra Primary School
Ms STALEY (Ripon) (12:46): Waubra Primary School is crumbling. It is in a shocking state. It has got windows that do not shut; they are permanently open—Waubra, for those who do not know, is near Ballarat and therefore gets pretty cold. It is prone to flooding as the spouting has disintegrated. Its windows rattle because the stuff holding them in is not there. This government has entirely neglected this school. I visited the school last week. It has a fabulous community, a very active school council, great teachers, a great principal, and the kids and staff should not have to put up with the kind of facilities they are forced to learn in day in, day out. The school has been asking for a full refurbishment for some years. The project was about $1.3 million, but because costs have gone up and the school has deteriorated, that project would be now worth a $2 million refurb. The government should deliver that in this upcoming budget. This school deserves it. They deserve better than they have got from this government for the past eight years, and it is about time the government stepped up, noticed that small rural schools are not in great condition in many parts of Victoria and did the basic maintenance at least, let alone the full refurb that this one needs.