Fitzroy North Primary School
Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (17:50): (460) My adjournment is for the Minister for Education, and the action I seek is for her to provide a clear time line for the completion of the extension of Fitzroy North Primary School, which has been underway for the last couple of years. Multiple parents and members of the school community have reached out to me. They have told me their children have had to take classes, and are still taking classes, in the hall, which is filled with interruptions and is distracting them from proper learning. They have told me a fair chunk of the school is off limits to students, and parents have told me they are clearly over the lack of progress. It seems to be going at a snail’s pace. Much like most of the Big Build, these communities and these parents are being left in the dark as to what is going on at Fitzroy North Primary School. It seems to be indicative of a common theme of the Andrews government: a lack of transparency.
I am really keen for the minister to provide a clear time line. We know across school building projects – and my colleague Dr Bach knows this only too well – we have seen delay after delay after delay. Fitzroy North Primary School is a great school. It is a great school in my electorate. I have been very pleased to meet with parents and chat with them about the issues facing their school. I humbly and in a constructive manner seek the action of the minister to provide, through me, my constituents with a clear time line of when the school building project will be completed at the great Fitzroy North Primary School.