Students at more than 200 schools across Victoria are set to benefit from an essential maintenance boost, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government.
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced 9 schools in south west Victoria are among the 230 schools that will share in $10.4 million of Planned Maintenance Program (PMP) funding.
PMP funding ensures schools can undertake essential work to grounds and classrooms such as fixing roofs and windows, painting, resurfacing floors and replacing windows, as well as external landscaping works like pathways and lighting.
| Apollo Bay P-12 College | has been allocated $100,000 for high priority maintenance tasks to address the school’s roof plumbing issues. |
| Colac South West Primary School | has been allocated $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks to address the school’s roof plumbing issues. |
| Aireys Inlet Primary School | has been allocated $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks to address the school’s roof plumbing issues. |
| Colac Secondary College | has been allocated $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks to address the school’s roof plumbing issues. |
| Lavers Hill K-12 College | has been allocated $20,000 for high priority maintenance tasks, including fascia repainting, floor revarnishing and shade structure repair. |
| Bolwarra Primary School | has been allocated $15,000 for high priority maintenance tasks to address the school’s roof plumbing issues. |
| Portland North Primary School | has been allocated $10,000 for high priority maintenance tasks to address the school’s roof plumbing issues. |
| Bundarra Primary School | has been allocated $10,000 for high priority maintenance tasks to address the school’s roof plumbing issues. |
| Narrawong District Primary School | has been allocated $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks to address the school’s roof plumbing issues. |
More than $2.4 million will go towards maintenance to Shelter-in-Place buildings at 11 schools, which provides emergency accommodation to staff and students in the case of a bushfire.
The funding is on top of over $27 million of PMP funding already provided to 357 schools in the 2020 school year.
This funding ensures existing buildings at Victoria’s 1,500 state schools are safe, modern and properly maintained.
Works are determined by an evaluation system which uses up-to-date information on the condition of schools to create a faster and more targeted allocation of PMP funding.
In the past five years, the Labor Government has invested more than $9 billion in more than 1,600 school upgrades – creating more than 10,000 construction jobs – and is now ahead of schedule on its commitment to open 100 new schools by 2026, with 48 new schools opening between 2019 and 2022.
Quotes attributable to Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney
“We know students get the most out of their education when they have safe, modern classrooms and first-rate facilities the school community can feel proud of.”
“Our Planned Maintenance Program is about ensuring that every school is well maintained and safe to provide the best possible environment for our students to learn in.”