Western Victoria Region
Sarah MANSFIELD (Western Victoria) (12:35): (1395) My question is for the Minister for Education. Last year I sponsored a petition asking the government to consider a new school in Winchelsea, where the current school faces health and safety risks including asbestos, lack of fencing and some buildings that are over 100 years old. Winchelsea Primary School has been advocating for many years for additional funding to support their annual student resource package, which simply does not provide enough to carry out the repairs the school needs. The minister stated that a new school is not always the most suitable response when considering enrolment growth and that a key focus of the department is to maximise the use of existing infrastructure. Although the minister may not believe a brand new school is appropriate, will the government at least commit to additional funding for the school to carry out the necessary and overdue upgrades?