Ferntree Gully electorate
Mr WAKELING (Ferntree Gully) (14:47): (6350) My question is for the Minister for Education. I was recently contacted by Belinda Short, the school council president of Mountain Gate Primary School in Ferntree Gully, who is very concerned about the fact that the school is in urgent need of a double portable to provide extra classroom space for the ever-increasing student enrolment at this great local school. The school has previously requested a double portable through the Department of Education and Training but has been constantly denied this request. The school is committed to providing a high-quality environment for its students and is proud of the academic results achieved at the school. If they do not receive the double portable, they will have no alternative other than to combine grades or to convert their current library space into a classroom. This is completely unacceptable, so can the minister please advise families and students at Mountain Gate Primary School when they will receive their additional double portable that is desperately needed.