Perera Welcomes Rudd Governments Strong Investments to our schools.
State Member for Cranbourne District Jude Perera MP said, " I duly welcome
this strong investment of over $6.75million from the Rudd Labor Government
towards our local Government, Independent and Private Schools."
"When you combine the $1.9 billion Victorian Schools Plan which is
rebuilding, renovating or extending every government school with the
Federal funding commitment, we now see a once in a generation investment
in the future of our schools," Mr Perera said.
"Education is the Brumby Government's number one priority and with a
Federal Government that is now also committed to strengthening education,
we have a great capacity to transform education to give every child every
opportunity to shine.
"This is a great opportunity for hundreds of our schools to enrich their
school environments through projects from installing water tanks for their
school gardens or for flushing toilets to laying synthetic turf in their
play areas.
"Other schools are choosing to build covered outdoor learning areas to
bring the classroom outside or installing shade cloth over eating areas -
there are many exciting projects schools can start organising.
"All these projects will not only improve our schools and ensure every
child has every opportunity to shine, but will generate jobs immediately
as projects need to be completed by December.
"This is not only about creating jobs in the immediate future, but also
about providing modern school buildings so that 21st Century students can
get a 21st Century education and become equipped to get 21st Century jobs
when they finish school."
National Schools Pride is part of three programs in the Australian
Government's Economic Stimulus Package which will see an investment of
$14.7 billion over the next three years to Australian schools.
The two other school funding programs being delivered in the Economic
Stimulus Package are Primary Schools for the 21st Century and Science and
Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools.
"However, it is very unfortunately that in Parliament, our local Federal
Member for Dunkley simply voted against every single school in the
electorate of Dunkley in receiving this kind of strong investment." added
Mr Perera.
