SCHOOLS have been the focus of an election promise blitz by state Labor members this week.
Aspendale Primary School came away as the big winners of the week, securing $371,600 in budgeted funding from state Labor.
Mordialloc MP Tim Richardson visited the school to share the news.
“We’re upgrading schools across Victoria so families can know that no matter where they live they can access a great local school the whole community is proud of,” Mr Richardson said.
“This upgrade is about more than giving Aspendale Primary School students the school facilities they deserve, it’s about helping build community pride in a great local school.”
The funding will be used for the redevelopment of the playground and library.
Patterson River Secondary College also received a boost this week, receiving an $8 million dollar promise from state Labor to demolish their old administration building and home economics classroom in order to build new facilities in their place.
“We’re building and upgrading more than 1,300 schools across the state and only Labor will keep delivering for Victorian families,” Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said.
“Patterson River Secondary College is a great local school and only Labor will deliver this massive upgrade to give students and staff the state of the art facilities they need to achieve their best.”
Mordialloc College also received a re-election promise from state Labor, with a pledge of $8.5 million made to redevelop their year 8 and year 12 classrooms.
Mordialloc and Carrum are both seats marginally held by Labor, and will face strong challenges from Liberal candidates Geoff Gledhill and Donna Bauer respectively.
Liberal Carrum candidate Donna Bauer announced on 10 September a $5 million commitment to building a new science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths facility at Carrum Downs Secondary College.
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 17 October 2018