Rowville electorate schools funding
Kim WELLS (Rowville) (13:10): The local schools in Rowville are in desperate need of investment due to a lack of commitment by the Andrews Labor government. It is my hope that the Aston by-election finally draws some attention to the local schools in the Rowville electorate. At the last state election, the Liberal–Nationals committed $15 million to Rowville Secondary, $13.7 million to Scoresby Secondary and a further $2 million to Scoresby Primary School. Combined, Rowville and Scoresby secondary colleges provide a quality education to over 2000 students, yet they have consistently been ignored for funding that would improve basic infrastructure, such as not-fit-for-purpose classrooms. In addition to funding being required for the two secondary schools, no state primary school in the electorate of Rowville has received any funding for the last two terms of the Andrews Labor government. With the Aston by-election on 1 April, will we finally see the Andrews government making long overdue commitments to fixing Rowville schools?