Williamstown electorate schools
Melissa HORNE (Williamstown – Minister for Ports and Freight, Minister for Roads and Road Safety, Minister for Health Infrastructure) (09:50): Last Thursday I had a wonderful opportunity to go and tour the Australian Islamic Centre College in Newport alongside the Deputy Premier Ben Carroll. The deputy mayor Rayane Hawli also joined us, and we met with the principal Majida Ali and the head of discipline and wellbeing Azzam Rafei, along with members of the board, including Bachar Houli, who showed us the lovely, lovely campus there. We were there to announce a $2.5 million grant for the college, which is part of a $10.6 million grant to upgrade Islamic schools across the state. This grant will add seven new classrooms, a boardroom and a staffroom to this wonderful school. Congratulations go to all involved in that.
On top of that, I also dropped in to Williamstown High to their Pasco Street campus to see the work that is being undertaken at the historic Q block. The staffrooms have been completely refitted, as have the art rooms, and work is still underway to restore more classrooms and bathroom facilities. Well done to the executive principal Gino Catalano and principal Daniel Pearce for managing to deliver those excellent education outcomes while managing the building works.