Wednesday, 17 May 2023

Tarneit electorate schools

Dylan WIGHT (Tarneit) (09:52): Last week the new principals for Riverdale secondary college and Tarneit North primary school were announced. Congratulations to Simon Haber, who has a long history of educating and also being a principal in Tarneit, and Paul Schwartz. I am sure that you will both do an absolutely amazing job. Tarneit is one of the fastest growing regions in Victoria, so making sure that we have the facilities for all of our kids to attend the very best schools is a priority for the Andrews Labor government. That is why I am so excited to see these two new schools opening in Tarneit early next year.

Earlier this year I also had the pleasure, with the Minister for Education, of opening another two schools in the area, Nearnung and Karwan primary schools. They are fantastic schools with great staff, facilities and play equipment, which the kids have been loving so far. We have recently announced that Karwan Primary School is receiving a grant to set up a new out-of-school-hours care program, which I know will be so incredibly important for the hardworking families in my electorate of Tarneit. I am proud to be part of a government that is making quality education a priority and cannot wait to see all of these fantastic local developments.