South-West Victorian Students and teachers will be among 111 schools across the state to benefit when a maintenance blitz gets underway.
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced that 9 schools across Victoria’s south-west will share in more than $1.4 million in the blitz – which includes painting, resurfacing and fixing roofs and windows – as part of the Term 3 Planned Maintenance Program.
- Warrnambool College has been allocated a total of $555,000. This includes $525,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation for the Grafton and WAVE campuses. This also includes $30,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address roof issues at the Grafton and WAVE campuses.
- Heywood District Secondary College has been allocated a total of $160,000. This includes $115,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school’s Shelter in Place building. It also includes $15,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation, and $30,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing issues.
- Port Fairy Consolidated School has been allocated a total of $65,000. This includes $25,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation. It also includes $40,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing issues.
- Warrnambool East Primary School has been allocated a total of $50,000. This includes $40,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation. This also includes $10,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing issues.
- Portland South Primary School has been allocated a total of $35,000. This includes $5,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation, and $30,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing issues.
- Forrest Primary School has been allocated a total of $165,000. This includes $140,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school’s Shelter in Place building, $20,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation and $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing issues.
- Beeac Primary School has been allocated a total of $350,000. This includes $335,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school’s Shelter in Place building. These works will be delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority on behalf of the school. This also includes $5,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation and $10,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing issues.
- Inverleigh Primary School has been allocated a total of $20,000. This includes $5,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation, and $15,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing issues.
- Shelford Primary School has been allocated a total of $10,000. This includes $5,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s Rolling Facilities Evaluation. It also includes $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school’s specialist assessment to address the school’s roofing and structural issues.
The program will see the schools share in $11.24 million of funding for the works to take place, which also includes replacing floors, works to grounds and classrooms and external landscaping works to pathways and lighting.
The blitz will ensure the schools are safe, modern and properly upheld. It comes in addition to the $28.4 million in funding allocated over the last term, $4.27 million already provided to 47 schools through the Term 2 Planned Maintenance Program, and the $5.84 million provided to 57 schools through the Term 1 Planned Maintenance Program.
This funding also covers an ongoing program to inspect and repair or replace solar power systems across 737 school campuses.
In the past eight years, the Andrews Labor Government has invested $12.8 billion in building new schools and more than 1,850 school upgrades, creating around 17,400 jobs in construction and associated industries.
The Labor Government is now ahead of schedule in opening 100 new schools by 2026, with 75 new schools opening between 2019 and 2024 – ensuring every student can access a great local school and a quality education no matter where they live.
Quotes attributable to Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney
“I’m really pleased to see these schools share in funding to get these much-needed maintenance projects off the ground.”
“These projects will create jobs, boost local businesses and ensures our local student can learn in safe settings that complement the top-class education we are committed to providing.”
Quotes attributable to Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins
“This program is about ensuring that every Victorian school is well maintained and safe to provide the best possible environment for students to learn in.”
“Our record investment in school infrastructure is delivering high quality classrooms for our hard-working principals, teachers and staff, as well as students and families.”