Tuesday, 17 February 2026

 Ella GEORGE (Lara) (14:36): (1501) My question is also to the Minister for Education. How many children in the Lara electorate have benefited from our government’s Glasses for Kids program? This program is so incredibly important, as it ensures that every prep to grade 3 student at participating schools is eligible to receive free vision screening and, if required, further eye testing and free glasses. This program supports families with the cost of eye care in a convenient, school-based vision screening and testing service. As someone who needed glasses when I was younger and in school, I understand the barriers that vision impairment can cause and the improved student learning and engagement outcomes that come when you can finally see again. That is why I am so proud that our government has introduced the Glasses for Kids program and that it is supporting students from across the Lara electorate to ensure that vision impairment is not affecting their lifelong learning capabilities.