Wednesday, 15 May 2024

 Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:56): (864) My question is for the Minister for Education. How is the government supporting increasing demand for public education in Southern Metropolitan Melbourne? Moorabbin is a growing suburb in Melbourne’s south, with young families becoming increasingly attracted to all the area has to offer. Recently I joined my colleague the member for Bentleigh to visit Moorabbin Primary School to get an update on the progress of developments taking place at the school. There is a $16 million redevelopment going on which will see 12 new classrooms, a new science room and improved facilities. The old classrooms are going to be replaced with a modern, brand new, competition-grade gymnasium, which will be open to the community outside school hours. The developments will mean there will be an extra 300 primary school places for local students who live in Hampton East, Highett and of course Moorabbin. Ensuring that every student has access to high-quality education where they live is a top priority of the Allan Labor government.