Wednesday, 19 November 2025

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (12:58): My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. The latest budget for the 2025–26 financial year sees the Allan Labor government invest around $1.5 billion for school infrastructure across Victoria. This undoubtedly includes schools in Southern Metro that I have had the pleasure of getting to know over the past few years. On top of that investment the Allan Labor government is gearing up to open its 100th school on day one, term one of next year, as part of the government’s 2018 commitment to build 100 new schools by 2026. This government take education seriously, and they will continue to invest in upgrading our schools, modernising facilities and ensuring there are sufficient state schools for all families. My question to the minister is: how much is the Allan Labor government investing in my community in Southern Metro for infrastructure upgrades, and how much is being invested in new schools?