Kororoit electorate schools
Luba GRIGOROVITCH (Kororoit) (10:03): As we know, Melton LGA is growing and it is growing rapidly. The member for Melton and I say this time and time again. I am very pleased to say that Aintree, a suburb very close to Melton and within the Melton municipality, has two new schools that will be opening soon. Last month I was joined by the Minister for Education in my electorate of Kororoit to tour the site of these two new schools that are currently being built in Aintree. I joined the minister announcing the names of 14 new schools that this Andrews Labor government has delivered across Victoria. I am very proud to be part of a government which actively promotes Aboriginal language names in our community. The secondary school in Aintree will be known as Yarrabing Secondary College, which means white gum, and the specialist school will be known as Dharra School, which means white hawk. These new schools will ensure our growing communities have a great local education for our kids and a unique connection to the land and their Indigenous names. I also want to thank representatives of the Wurundjeri, Bunurong and Wadawurrung traditional owner groups, who were consulted to support this great milestone. During the tour we were joined by the secondary school principal John Mitsinikos and specialist school principal Lizzie Tout. When Yarrabing Secondary College opens on day one of term 1 next year it will include a design, arts, technology and science building, a learning neighbourhood and hardcourts, and it will also have a community hub. I look forward to being there on their opening.