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Schools to Share in Statewide $515M Maintenance Blitz

61 schools to benefit from $515 million budget for school maintenance.

By Portal Admin - 14th September 2019 - Back to News

Eastern Victoria schools will get a share of $515 million, in the single largest, statewide boost to school maintenance ever undertaken, thanks to an unprecedented investment by the Andrews Labor Government.

Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Harriet Shing said this funding will support schools across the electorate to ensure every student can attend a great local government primary, secondary or specialist school by tackling maintenance issues proactively.

In the Latrobe Valley, 24 schools will benefit from $2,181,273.00 and in West Gippsland, 37 schools will share in $3,064,733.00. See table at end of release.

The investment will more than double funding for maintenance at Victoria’s state schools over the next two financial years, with more than $300 million to be invested in 2019/20 and $290 million in 2020/21.

It will enables schools to do essential works such as painting, replacing carpet and windows, landscaping, tree inspections and maintenance of infrastructure like septic systems and water services.

This increased investment will enable principals to get on with the job of leading Victoria’s schools, by providing more funds to maintain the state’s 36,000 school buildings, while supporting schools to cater to the 115,000 additional students who are expected to enter the education system over the next five years.

The package complements the Labor Government’s recent initiatives to support schools to manage and maintain their facilities, including the Rolling Facilities Evaluation and the rollout of maintenance plans for each school.

The Labor Government is investing $170.5 million in emergency and incident response over five years, including an extra $57.8 million to address issues such as septic system failure, termite damage, mould, roof and floor damage, and $76.4 million to respond to unforeseen incidents and events such as storms, fire or flooding.

Schools in some of the state’s highest-risk bushfire areas will also have access to more funds to ensure they are ‘bushfire ready’, thanks to $44.2 million over five years for fire preparedness activities like vegetation removal.

Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Harriet Shing

"We know students get the most out of their education when they have safe, modern classrooms to learn in, and first-rate facilities the school community can feel proud of."

"The Victorian Government is investing $515 million in our state schools to ensure Gippsland students can attend a great local school and get a great education."

School Number	School	Electorate	Amount Funded
856	Toongabbie Primary School	Morwell	$34,268
1967	Cowwarr Primary School	Morwell	$26,956
2114	Traralgon South Primary School	Morwell	$73,527
2182	Tyers Primary School	Morwell	$54,103
2382	Hazelwood North Primary School	Morwell	$41,679
2419	Yinnar Primary School	Morwell	$40,494
2617	Boolarra Primary School	Morwell	$53,034
2730	Yinnar South Primary School	Morwell	$54,693
2888	Glengarry Primary School	Morwell	$42,185
3584	Grey Street Primary School (Traralgon)	Morwell	$72,385
3967	Yallourn North Primary School(Traralgon)	Morwell	$47,836
4650	Newborough Primary School	Morwell	$45,123
4652	Traralgon (Stockdale Road) Primary School	Morwell	$83,419
4670	Newborough East Primary School	Morwell	$81,226
4699	Traralgon (Kosciuszko Street) Primary School	Morwell	$66,970
4700	Traralgon (Liddiard Road) Primary School	Morwell	$96,190
4970	Churchill Primary School	Morwell	$194,172
4975	Morwell Park Primary School	Morwell	$64,343
5117	Churchill North Primary School	Morwell	$643,388
5221	Latrobe Special Developmental School	Morwell	$96,337
5568	Morwell Central Primary School	Morwell	$73,707
8716	Kurnai College	Morwell	$301,198
8803	Traralgon College	Morwell	$300,395
8821	Lowanna College	Morwell	$193,641
TOTAL			$2,2181,273.00

School Number	School	Electorate	Amount
2229	Bunyip Primary School	Narracan	$82,352
22248	Nar Nar Goon Primary School	Narracan	$40,909
2724	Garfield Primary School	Narracan	$445,724
1417	Drouin West Primary School	Narracan	$71,209
1924	Drouin Primary School	Narracan	$83,440
1951	Jindivick Primary School	Narracan	$45,190
2017	Buln Buln Primary School	Narracan	$43,234
2104	Warragul Primary School	Narracan	$97,254
2129	Ripplebrook Primary School	Narracan	$30,032
2142	Moe (Albert Street) Primary School	Narracan	$48,974
2178	Yarragon Primary School	Narracan	$93,924
2185	Trafalgar Primary School	Narracan	$73,445
2189	Ellinbank Primary School	Narracan	$27,928
2295	Narracan Primary School	Narracan	$44,228
2313	Drouin South Primary School	Narracan	$42,052
2319	Darnum Primary School	Narracan	$40,898
2432	Neerim South Primary School	Narracan	$124,376
2471	Labertouche Primary School	Narracan	$47,846
2505	Longwarry Primary School	Narracan	$44,721
2520	Willow Grove Primary School	Narracan	$53,663
2712	Nilma Primary School	Narracan	$28,678
2840	Tanjil South Primary School	Narracan	$31,772
2966	Thorpdale Primary School	Narracan	$38,908
3612	Bona Vista Primary School	Narracan	$43,060
4098	Noojee Primary School	Narracan	$49,877
4662	Moe (South Street) Primary School	Narracan	$54,365
4695	Warragul North Primary School	Narracan	$89,890
4740	Moe Primary School	Narracan	$41,947
5079	Baringa Special School	Narracan	$147,112
5289	Warragul & District Specialist School	Narracan	$96,294
5389	Rawson Primary School	Narracan	$56,558
5393	Lardner and District Primary School	Narracan	$30,316
5394	Neerim District Rural Primary School	Narracan	$45,572
7785	Drouin Secondary College	Narracan	$259,184
8145	Neerim District Secondary College	Narracan	$75,025
8395	Trafalgar High School	Narracan	$138,699
8827	Warragul Regional College	Narracan	$256,076
TOTAL			$3,064,733.00

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: support@gippsland.com

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