Thursday, 1 August 2024

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Michael GALEA (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:48): (995) My constituency question is for Minister Blandthorn in her capacity as Minister for Children. In fact as the minister outlined in her ministers statement today, I had the privilege of joining Minister Blandthorn and Mr Tarlamis at Lysterfield Primary School recently to visit the site of one of the eight new co-located kindergartens on primary school sites that will be open from next year. Co-locating kinders with primary schools is a great way to support parents, avoid the double drop-off and of course provide kids with that meaningful pathway, making that transition from kinder to prep that little bit less daunting. It is very exciting to see this come into play for Lysterfield. The school community is very excited to be welcoming its new kinder onsite, and it was terrific to visit there with the school community, principal Adam Wight and an absolutely terrific group of grade 6 school captains, who were good enough to show us around the school as well. Minister, what benefits will the Lysterfield kinder have for my constituents in Lysterfield?