Wednesday, 1 April 2026

 Matt FREGON (Ashwood) (10:37): Members may remember in 1987 – I know I do – there was a little band called the Breakfast Club that had a single called Right on Track, and I can tell members ‍–

Members interjecting.

The SPEAKER: The Minister for Environment will leave the chamber for an hour.

Minister for Environment withdrew from chamber.

Matt FREGON: that our Victorian school breakfast club program is right on track, and unlike the song from 1987, it is not a one-hit wonder. We have done 65 million breakfasts in this state.

The Deputy Premier met with me at Mount Waverley secondary school to meet the wonderful kids down there. It showed just how good the work that Foodbank is doing is to provide breakfasts for our students in the morning. We know that a day starts much better for education when it is on a full stomach, so I commend all of the people – the teachers, the principals, Foodbank, everyone – involved in this fantastic program.

We have also had a lot of school leadership badges. We have had prep bags. A big shout-out to the wonderful kids down at Essex Heights Primary, Mount Waverley North Primary, Ashwood School, Syndal South Primary, Camberwell South Primary – they have got some new toilets coming by the way, which was a fantastic little thing with the Deputy Premier – and Pinewood Primary, whose gym, which we committed to in 2022, is coming up a treat, and we will be ready to see it in August. I have got to tell you, the work that that school is doing is exemplary. I am going to run out of time again. I will see you next week.