Thursday, 15 May 2025


Adjournment

Westjustice


Luba GRIGOROVITCH

Westjustice

Luba GRIGOROVITCH (Kororoit) (01:44): (1144) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Education, and the action that I seek is for the minister to provide dedicated funding to support the expansion of the highly successful school lawyer program into government schools across both the Brimbank and Melton areas. The school lawyer program, delivered by Westjustice, embeds a qualified lawyer within a school’s wellbeing team. These lawyers provide free, accessible, confidential and trusted legal advice to students on a range of complex issues. Funding would enable the expansion of this vital program to additional schools in the west, reaching hundreds more students with individual support and thousands through education. I urge the minister to commit to funding this impactful program so that more young people in Kororoit can access this legal support, which they so very much need, and thrive in education.