Tuesday, 17 March 2026

 Cindy McLEISH (Eildon) (14:32): (1558) I have a question for the Minister for Education. Students from Chum Creek Primary School have been forced to relocate to Healesville Primary School 10 times in the first few weeks of school as their shelter in place was deemed noncompliant. This is almost twice a week for each week. The issues were identified in October last year. The school community expected they would be sorted over the January holidays, but that did not happen – in fact they have heard very little. Can the minister provide a guarantee that this matter will be resolved, with all necessary works taking place prior to the next bushfire season in November this year? With almost 70 students, the constant relocation has impacted the families juggling their lives and the learnings of the children. The last relocation was on the NAPLAN day. This is just not good enough. Healesville Primary School have done exceptionally well to accommodate Chum Creek, but it is also a big imposition on their end to accommodate the extra students and staff.