Tuesday, 29 October 2024

 Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:50): (1178) My question is to the Minister for Education. How is the Labor government improving schools in the Southern Metropolitan Region, particularly in City of Bayside? You can see why more and more people want the opportunity to call Bayside communities home. Growing communities require better facilities for families, and Labor is investing in local schools. We rebuilt the Beaumaris Secondary College and reopened it. We rebuilt Sandringham Primary School, which was devastated by a fire. We are upgrading Sandringham East Primary School. I just opened the about $20 million upgrade at the Sandringham College, which we contributed $10 million to. There is construction underway on new outdoor facilities at Brighton Secondary College, and at Hampton East construction has just finished at the Hampton East School – two new buildings there. Planning is underway for upgrades at Hampton Primary. At Moorabbin, Moorabbin Primary School, $15 million to build 12 new classrooms, a new STEAM room and a new gymnasium, and at Cheltenham Primary School, $1.4 million – Labor is investing in Bayside schools.