Yan Yean electorate
Ms GREEN (Yan Yean) (14:49): (6435) My constituency question is to the Minister for Education and Minister for Mental Health. I refer to this week’s fantastic announcement that the Andrews Labor government will invest $200 million to expand the successful mental health in primary schools program to every single government and low-fee non-government school across Victoria. The program builds on the successful 100-school pilot project across Victoria in partnership with the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the University of Melbourne. I want to congratulate Mernda Park Primary, Mernda Primary and Whittlesea Primary for being part of that pilot. I am relieved that rural schools are to be given priority in the further program rollout, which will be welcomed by communities in and around the Yan Yean electorate, many of which still need priority support following the Black Saturday fires. Last Friday I visited one of these great schools in Wandong with Labor’s candidate for Yan Yean, Lauren Kathage, and saw firsthand their great work. Can the minister advise when Wandong Primary School can expect to be included in this worthy program?