Tuesday, 10 September 2024

Gardiner Preschool

Michael O’BRIEN (Malvern) (13:05): I want to praise the efforts of the parents and teachers of Gardiner Preschool in Glen Iris, a terrific community-run kinder which is much loved by local families. Sadly, its future is now under threat. The Uniting Church, which is the landlord, wants to close the kinder so it can sell off the land, presumably to property developers. The Uniting Church is:

A community of people following Jesus and God’s call to live with love, grace and hope in the world.

Now, I am no theologian, but I do not think Jesus would be into flogging off kinders that are so loved and needed. I urge the Uniting Church to think again, work with Gardiner Preschool and allow this amazing kinder to continue to thrive.