Thursday, 28 November 2024

 Katie HALL (Footscray) (17:25): (962) This adjournment the action I seek is for the Minister for Education to provide me with an update on Footscray West Primary School’s upgrade, including the new gymnasium and the food tech and music rooms. In the 2023–24 state budget the Allan Labor government invested $9.4 million into Footscray West Primary School’s upgrade. It is an amazing school and in desperate need of a new gymnasium. The number of students enrolled in recent years has jumped from 542 to 680, and this new influx of students to the school means that they need to do full-school assemblies outside. When completed, the gym will provide a significant place for students to participate in sports, and it will greatly increase their wellness and happiness. Footscray West Primary School has been a pillar of our community since 1915. The improvement of this school is imperative to the health of the community, where we love basketball and netball, and it will provide a much-needed additional asset. I look forward to the minister’s response.