Thursday, 5 February 2026

 Anthony CIANFLONE (Pascoe Vale) (14:53): My constituency question is to the Minister for Education. Why is the Victorian Labor government continuing to invest to support schools across the Pascoe Vale electorate, including Coburg High School? Following extensive advocacy and engagement with the Minister for Education, the Victorian School Building Authority and the Coburg High community, I am very pleased to share some good news regarding the delivery of the school’s technology hub. The VSBA has now announced Devco Project & Construction Management as the new head building contractor to recommence and complete the $17.8 million tech hub project. Work will be recommencing soon, so Coburg High teachers, staff, students and families can expect to see construction again very soon. I genuinely acknowledge and appreciate the patience of the entire school community over recent months and thank them for their ongoing support. The delivery of this important and game-changing project will create capacity for an additional 250 students and deliver a world-class immersive learning environment, a purpose-built specialist spaces for woodwork, design, textiles, food tech and media studies and a central spine featuring an iconic Melbourne-style laneway connecting the learning spaces together. I am very proud to be continuing to work with the Coburg High community to progress the delivery of this landmark upgrade.