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Nine Gippsland schools win big and receive more than $7M federal funds for upgrades
Nine Gippsland public schools will share over $7 million in Federal funding for vital upgrades. Local MP Darren Chester hailed it as a victory for hardworking communities neglected by the State Government.
Nine public schools across Gippsland are set to share in more than $7 million in Federal Government funding for much-needed upgrades, according to local Member of Parliament Darren Chester. Mr Chester said it was a win for hard working school communities which had secured funding under the latest round of the Federal Government's Schools Upgrade Fund.
( 2020 ) eMentoring Coordinator Dr Audrey Bester presenting the In2science partner school certificate to Maffra Secondary College link teacher Kristen Raine, Assistant Principal Nathan Wallace and some past and present eMentees
Community-led school upgrades
Mr Chester said, "This is a great result for the parents and teachers on school councils who have been working hard to secure funding for projects, often ignored by the State Government, which is primarily responsible for public school funding,"
"Our Gippsland school communities have been neglected by the State Government and I'm looking forward to these projects being delivered in a timely manner. We will see everything from toilet blocks to playground upgrades from one end of Gippsland to the other. Hopefully, there will be local tradespeople employed to undertake the work to deliver additional economic benefits to local communities," he said.
Gippsland school communities
Sixty seven Victorian public schools are set to receive a grant under the Commonwealth's Schools Upgrade Fund, among them are from Gippsland's public schools.
| Community school name | Funding received |
|---|---|
| Briagolong Primary School | $422,735 |
| Lindenow South Primary School | $900,000 |
| Mallacoota P-12 College | $1,290,451 |
| Maffra Secondary College | $799,249 |
| Rosedale Primary School | $349,759 |
| Swifts Creek P-12 School | $1,025,642 |
| Sale College | $810,233 |
| Traralgon Liddiard Road Primary School | $1,160,923 |
| Yinnar South Primary School | $272,179 |
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