Thursday, 18 May 2023

 Michael O’BRIEN (Malvern) (14:41): (160) Anyone turning 100 is of course cause for a great celebration, and it is no less so for Lloyd Street School in East Malvern. So my question to the Minister for Education is: what tangible support, preferably financial support, will the Andrews government provide to recognise the wonderful achievement of Lloyd Street School on the celebration of its centenary this year? Lloyd Street is a wonderful local school of around 420 students. It runs a successful International Baccalaureate program and has a talented and dedicated staff led by principal John Painter. But the school’s facilities could certainly do with an upgrade, and it has not had one in the eight years of this government. I urge the minister to use next week’s budget to deliver Lloyd Street School a centenary birthday present that befits the wonderful contribution it has made to my local community since 1923.