Werribee electorate
John LISTER (Werribee) (14:53): (1285) My constituency question is to the Deputy Premier, the Minister for Education. What will the construction of new school buildings funded in the 2025–26 state budget mean for students and teachers in the communities that I represent? As a former teacher who has taught in a range of different learning environments – some are quite interesting, and some are more sturdy than others – I know how important it is to have good classrooms and spaces to do the important work of educating our next generation. I took great pleasure in presenting the principals at Manorvale, Riverwalk and Walcom Ngarrwa a hard hat to symbolically mark the start of these works. We have built so many brand new schools around Wyndham. I also welcome the announcement of more modular classrooms for Lollipop Creek, Ngarri and Riverwalk. As someone who has taught in these modular classrooms, I know they are solid, soundproof and air-conditioned, all things that we love to see in our facilities. So I ask the minister: what will the construction of these new buildings mean for our community?