Eastern Victoria Region
Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (12:42): My question is to the Minister for Education in the other place. Minister, how will students and their families in Eastern Victoria benefit from the government’s $400 school saving bonus? This week I visited Morwell Central Primary School to discuss the bonus available for all government school students. Principal Narelle Bloomfield told me that for local families managing the cost of living this payment will alleviate some of the stress and ease the financial burden during the back-to-school period, when family budgets are tight. This money can go to school uniforms, camps, sporting events and school excursions. Education is the ticket to a better future. This is meaningful and targeted support for families that is focused on the next generation and will make an immediate difference. We are backing Victorian families by making the most important investment a government can make, an investment in our children.