Northern Victoria Region
Ms LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (12:44): (1647) My question is for the Minister for Education. The contentious closing of four public secondary schools to create the Greater Shepparton Secondary College has both devastated and divided the Greater Shepparton community. The establishment of the new school means that there are now three vacant school sites sitting idle. The sites are slowly becoming eyesores, with no work being done to maintain either the buildings or the grounds. I have had numerous constituents complain about the unkempt state of the grounds, with long grass a feature of at least one site. These state government assets are in danger of being destroyed, and so far the minister has failed to articulate the government’s plans for each site in the future. Will the minister undertake to ensure regular maintenance is carried out at the former McGuire College, Wanganui Park Secondary College and Mooroopna Secondary College sites and also announce the government’s future intentions for each of the sites?