Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Members statements

Ashwood electorate

Matt FREGON (Ashwood) (12:59): I would like to share some of the great things happening across the Ashwood district, which I am sure you will be enthralled about.

Earlier this month I joined my federal colleague the member for Chisholm Carina Garland to announce two exciting social housing projects right there in my patch. Through the latest round of the Housing Australia Future Fund the ageing estates on Alamein Avenue will be completely redeveloped. This is something my constituents and I have been asking for for a very long time. I thank the Minister for Housing and Building for making sure this got on the list. As well as that, there is a new low-rise project that will be built on Electra Avenue. These projects mean safer, more modern homes for local residents, support for construction jobs and greater housing choice for families in our district.

Back in July I had the pleasure of visiting Ashburton Primary School with the Deputy Premier to see the schoolwide positive behaviour program in action. I thank principal Justin Hone and his wonderful team for our welcome. Since 2018 this initiative has been improving student wellbeing, engagement and behaviour across many schools, and it will be expanded to more than 400 schools by 2028.

Yesterday I got to visit Holmesglen TAFE with a member for Southern Metro in the other place Mr John Berger to see the amazing new upgrades there.

But I am going to stop there, because I want to thank Kishaya Samarakoon from Huntingtower school, who is our work experience person, who wrote this members statement and did a fantastic job in our office for the week. She will go very, very far indeed.