By Parker McKenzie
The State Government has announced over $11 million will be spent upgrading Bayswater South Primary School if the Labor Party is re-elected at the November state election.
Bayswater MP Jackson Taylor said he was “stoked to announce that a re-elected Andrews Labor Government will be delivering $11.07 million to upgrade and modernise a ripper local school in Bayswater South Primary.”
“I’m so proud to be the local voice inside the Andrews Labor Government,” Mr Taylor said.
“I’m proud to have been able to deliver over $70 million in school funding during my time in Parliament, and I don’t plan on slowing down.”
The $11.07 million election commitment will upgrade and modernize the entirety of the school’s classroom buildings, according to the state government.
Minister for Education Natalie Hutchinson said teachers in Victoria do an amazing job educating students.
“That’s why we deliver so many new and upgraded classrooms and facilities at schools right across the state,” she said.
“We want our teachers and students to have what they need to succeed in the classroom.”
Ferntree Gully MP Nick Wakeling, who will be running as the Liberal candidate for Bayswater after his electorate was abolished ahead of the election, said there has been underinvestment across the Knox area in education, public transport, roads and hospitals under a Labor government.
“The simple fact is that the government has had eight years to fix our health system or fix the education system,” he said.
“There are kids with two years of lost learning and have challenges with mental health and wellbeing because of the impact of lockdowns. These are daily challenges that parents are facing across the Knox community.”
The Liberal Party has also committed to funding Templeton Primary School if elected, while the Labor Party allocated $9.2 million in the 21-22 State Government Budget for an upgrade to learning facilities at the school.
