Tuesday, 17 October 2023

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Matthew BACH (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (15:45): (466) The Minister for Education and I are brothers in delayed onset muscle soreness. I am hoping that today we can also be brothers in seeking to ensure better outcomes for schoolchildren in the electoral district of Bundoora. There are two ongoing projects in particular of this government that we on this side of the house support that I would like to check in regard to. My question to him is: will the minister intervene to make sure promised school upgrades in Bundoora are delivered as soon as possible? The first is an important upgrade at Concord school in Bundoora. Now, this is a specialist school which was promised a $10 million upgrade back in 2020. The Victorian School Building Authority forecast that the project would be complete by June this year, but it is still not complete. Secondly, the Diamond Valley Special Development School, another excellent school, was promised a major upgrade. That is still ongoing. The VSBA says that may not be finished until well into next year. These are important projects that will deliver good outcomes, I think, for children in Bundoora. Will the minister intervene to get them done as soon as possible?