Nepean electorate
Sam GROTH (Nepean) (14:37): (74) Throughout last year’s election campaign Labor promised my community they would deliver critical funding increases for local schools if they were re-elected. These commitments, which are still available on the Premier’s website, include a significant upgrade to Eastbourne Primary School, investing $9.5 million, and $200,000 for a playground at Rye Primary. These upgrades as well as others, including to Sorrento Primary, are desperately needed to support families in my community and the educational growth of our students. My constituents deserve world-class educational facilities on their doorstep. I am committed to seeing these schools are delivered the funding they deserve to deliver the best possible outcomes for local residents and are not just made election promises that never get delivered. My question is for the Minister for Education: will the government fund these commitments to Eastbourne and Rye primary schools in the 2023–24 budget, and when can these schools expect construction to begin?