Constituency questions
Eildon electorate
Ms McLEISH (Eildon) (14:45): (5347) My question is for the Minister for Education. Will the minister arrange for departmental staff to immediately visit Panton Hill Primary School to understand and appreciate the rural nature of this school. Panton Hill is in the heart of Melbourne’s wonderful green wedge. This is a protected area, and the school’s rural settings and nature will not change in the coming years. There will be no development. The local community pays rural council rates. Panton Hill is a rural locality. A visit to the school by Department of Education and Training staff will clearly show why Panton Hill Primary School must continue to receive rural funding. It will be very obvious because everything about the school is rural. They should not be classified as metropolitan, and they need their funding reinstated as soon as possible.