Thursday, 7 March 2024

Ivanhoe electorate funding

Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Crime Prevention, Minister for Racing) (10:23): We will just go around the grounds of the Ivanhoe electorate, of course bounded by the Darebin Creek and the Yarra River.

$3.2 million for the Macleod Park redevelopment is going to be great for the Macleod Junior Football Club, the Eagles. In particular that demolition has almost been concluded. There is $1.5 million from the Allan Labor government, and they have had a fantastic year down there at the junior football club, including my daughter’s team. They are the reigning premiers as we head into the football season this year.

At Viewbank Primary School we have now concluded almost $11 million in upgrade works. I am looking forward to seeing the new administration and classroom block, which is a $6.9 million redevelopment, which we have just about concluded. I am sure we will get that open at the start of term 2 with principal Bill Kersing.

Banyule Primary School has $12.38 million for permanent classrooms. That project has now almost concluded, and I am sure we will get that one open next term. That builds on the almost $4 million that we bid to conclude the school hall.

We have also got the Tarakan public housing state – 130 new homes, a $63 million investment. We are opening that next week with Minister Shing in West Heidelberg. That has created some 669 new jobs. It is a fantastic development, and I am really looking forward to that bringing so many new families – 130 new homes – into West Heidelberg.

And of course Heidelberg Primary School has a $14 million commitment for the redevelopment of that amazing school in Heidelberg, and I am looking forward to seeing how we go in the budget on that one. But we will be getting the job done.