Tuesday, 27 May 2025

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Ann-Marie HERMANS (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (13:05): (1589) My question is to the Minister for Education, and the question I ask is in light of last year’s state budget, where $227 million was allocated to upgrade 25 schools, including schools in my electorate – Clayton South Primary School, Cranbourne Secondary College, James Cook Primary School, Lyndhurst Secondary College and Seaford North Primary School – which are said to be in the tender preparation or design phase. As the new state budget has been released, can the minister advise whether any of these ongoing school upgrades once again listed will actually be completed from this year’s budget predictions? In the 2024–‍25 state budget the Allan Labor government promised capital upgrades at 25 schools, but they have kicked the can down the road. With funding for capital upgrades at a further 29 schools in this year’s budget, can these schools trust these upgrades will ever happen under an Allan Labor government?