Wednesday, 4 August 2021

Evelyn electorate

Ms VALLENCE (Evelyn) (14:40): (5957) My question is for the Minister for Education on behalf of the Coldstream Primary School community. Coldstream Primary School students, their families and the teachers want to know: will you provide the much-needed funding via a minor capital works grant to replace the outdated and inefficient boiler system and install seven individual split-system air-conditioning units? This would significantly improve the efficiency and efficacy of heating and cooling at the school, be better for the environment and provide energy cost savings.

I support the Coldstream Primary School’s application for a minor capital works grant for this important project, which would also remove asbestos from the walls, increase natural lighting and vastly improve the educational environment for the students and teachers. I love visiting the Coldstream Primary School and have seen firsthand how important this project would be for the school, because the boiler heater is well past its useful life, is inefficient and is an impost on the school’s budget.