Wednesday, 19 February 2025

 Anthony CIANFLONE (Pascoe Vale) (14:54): (999) My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. How are local students continuing to benefit from the $21.1 million new three-storey science, chemistry, physics, arts, food and technology building at Strathmore Secondary College? Established on the old Napier Park site, the former Napier Park greyhound racing track, Strathmore Secondary College was officially opened on 3 December 1960 and for 60 years has been providing a nurturing and inspiring learning environment for generations of local students, guided by its motto of ‘palladem alite’ – to nurture and cherish wisdom. The school has continued to foster the intellectual and personal growth of many local students. On 4 December it was again a pleasure to visit the school to catch up with the work of long-time principal Jillian English and acting principals Michael Pakakis AM and Vanessa Pratt to discuss the ongoing opportunities of the new $21.1 million building, the ongoing benefits of the Victorian Space Science Education Centre, which welcomes 14,000 students at the school annually, the school’s ongoing master plan priorities and other priorities around road safety on Pascoe Vale Road and the Moonee Ponds Creek advocacy. I commend the work of the 2000 students, 200 teachers and families and community members.