Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Northern Victoria Region

Mr QUILTY (Northern Victoria) (12:21): (1855) My constituency question is for the Minister for Housing. I have previously raised the issue of ACE school in Shepparton being crowded out by a new social housing project on the council-owned car park next door. Since that time things have only gotten worse for the school. The council seems determined to push on with the project, and to add insult to injury, they have now banned the use of the council car park as an emergency evacuation site for the school. ACE is a fantastic institution helping kids who would otherwise be lost from the system. It is not for profit and community funded; it cannot afford to be kicked out of its location again. Minister, I ask you: will you do something to save ACE school? There are many more suitable locations for social housing in Shepparton. This project cannot proceed without your sign-off.