Wednesday, 29 October 2025

 Tim RICHARDSON (Mordialloc) (21:03): (1375) My adjournment this evening is to the Minister for Education. The action I seek is for the minister to update my community on the progress of building works anticipated as part of the STEM centre upgrades that were funded in the budget. This was a $12.6 million allocation and a significant investment on the back of several stages of support for Mordialloc College. When I was first elected this school had about 570 students. It is now thriving, with 1250 students there. Under the former principal Michelle Roberts’ leadership and now Rachael Stone, this is an exemplary education precinct in the south-east. It is Labor governments that back education. It is Labor governments that invest in our students’ future, and in the Mordialloc electorate my constituents know that we have got their back, that their students have the best opportunities to thrive and that the educators who deliver first-class education deserve the very best facilities. So I am looking forward to an update from the minister.