Sandringham electorate
Brad ROWSWELL (Sandringham) (14:50): (1204) My constituency question is to the Minister for Education, and I ask: when will the government finally commit to delivering the school upgrades my local community deserves? For too long the government has relied on its planned maintenance program to provide limited support to local schools, offering small grants that in my view fail to address the real and long-term infrastructure needs that our local schools require. Sandringham College is still waiting on stage 2 of its master plan to be delivered. Beaumaris Primary School is urgently in need of fit-for-purpose toilet upgrades and a new multipurpose gym. Beaumaris North Primary School needs a dedicated space for sport and performing arts, and what a great tribute to retiring principal Sherril Duffy a commitment from the government to deliver that would be. These are just a few of the projects in my electorate that need urgent funding, and I urge the minister to seriously consider this request.