Thursday, 12 September 2024

 Samantha RATNAM (Northern Metropolitan) (12:58): (1124) My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. I am once again urging the minister to fund infrastructure upgrades for Pascoe Vale South Primary School. Enrolments at Pascoe Vale South have been growing rapidly. Many young families have been moving into the catchment area, and it is vital that their local primary school be able to meet their needs. Since I last raised this matter in the chamber, the school council has garnered the support of over 1500 people in a petition calling for the school upgrades. This speaks to just how widespread support is for the required upgrades. The school has diligently been seeking grants from the state and federal governments to no avail. Minister, it is time you intervene. Will you commit to the $4.7 million in funding to help upgrade their school’s 70-year-old administration building and construct a new covered outdoor learning area?