Holy Eucharist Primary School
Natalie SULEYMAN (St Albans – Minister for Veterans, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Youth) (09:55): I rise today on behalf of my community in St Albans to raise an issue that is really important and has caused deep concern and distress. Holy Eucharist Primary School in St Albans is a great primary school, and it has over 550 students. We have invested $2 million to upgrade their facilities, and it has been fantastic to see the progress of the building works. Over many months my office has been advocating to Brimbank City Council to establish a safe crossing out the front of the entrance to the primary school. The response continues to be unsatisfactory. This has caused much stress and anxiety for the school community, who have been dealing with council to secure a safe, supervised crossing for the children. We know when there is no safe crossing what the consequences can be, and that is why the students, parents and educators need to feel safe and have peace of mind when crossing to the school at this particular point. This has been deeply disappointing for the children and the school community, as I have indicated. It means that our local kids are still not safe while they are entering and exiting this primary school. I will continue to work to ensure a safe resolution for our kids, staff and parents at Holy Eucharist. I am urging Brimbank City Council to work with the school, the principal and the school community to ensure that the community is safe.