Thursday, 9 June 2022

Hampton Park Secondary College

Mr MAAS (Narre Warren South) (09:49): It was only some six weeks ago that I was at Hampton Park Secondary College to help open their $2.62 million stage 1 works, but last week I found myself back there again. This time it was with the Premier to officially open their Doctors in Secondary Schools clinic as well as to inspect their stage 2 works. It was a pleasure to have the Premier visit my electorate of Narre Warren South to touch base with this terrific local school that has had such an impact on the Hampton Park area. The principal, Wayne Haworth, and the student services leader, Debbie Edwards, are really to be commended. They have worked so hard to, firstly, establish this clinic and, secondly, put on a really terrific event at really short notice.

The ceremony involved students, teachers, staff, departmental representatives and community and service professionals. Doctors in Secondary Schools funds general practitioners to attend up to 100 Victorian government secondary schools up to one day a week. Hampton Park Secondary College will receive funding to enable their staff to support program coordination and training, while students do not incur any out-of-pocket expenses for their consultations with the GP.

The Premier also inspected the school’s $3.9 million stage 2 works, which will deliver a new, world-class science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and fabrication facility. It is all happening in Hampton Park, and my thanks go to the Premier for supporting our community and to the principal, staff and students of Hampton Park Secondary College.