Labor disappoints as Warracknabeal schools miss out

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The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has demanded the Andrews Labor Government immediately fund the complete Warracknabeal Education Precinct project, escalating local community concerns about the half-completed state of the project in Parliament. The Andrews Labor Government has provided only a fraction of the funding required to consolidate the Warracknabeal Special Development School,…

Labor disappoints as Baimbridge College misses out again

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The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP spoke in Parliament today about the Andrews Labor Government failing to provide desperately needed funds to redevelop Baimbridge College. “This is a huge blow for the Baimbridge College community that have been working hard to secure funding, especially when the College was promised funding by the Education…

Constituency Questions – Baimbridge College

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Victorian Parliament – 7 June 2018 – Ms KEALY – My question is to the Minister for Education, and the information that I seek is: when will the government provide the desperately needed funding to redevelop Baimbridge State College in Hamilton? This college was promised funding by a department representative who met with the college in…

The Nationals ensure a brighter future for Lowan kids

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The Nationals have unveiled a plan to give young people in Lowan a brighter future with an $80 million fund dedicated to lifting educational outcomes in country Victoria. The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said the Brighter Futures Fund would be targeted at rural communities experiencing a high level of disadvantage, including some…

Western Victoria still getting a raw deal from Daniel Andrews

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The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said the Andrews Labor Government’s latest State Budget offered a raw deal to communities across Western Victoria. Ms Kealy said she was disappointed Labor had again failed to fund important projects across Western Victoria with no funding allocated to local hospitals, police stations, sporting facilities, CFA and…

Kealy congratulates local schools

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The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy MP has congratulated five local schools for their strong advocacy to secure $3.57 million to upgrade and modernise their facilities. “Congratulations to the following schools and the wider school communities for their amazing efforts in lobbying to secure this funding which will support the needs of our local…

Kinder upgrades and equipment grants

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Councils, not-for-profit service providers and schools can apply for grants to upgrade their kindergarten buildings and playgrounds and buy equipment to provide a more inclusive environment for children with disabilities and additional needs under the Inclusive Kindergartens Facilities Program. Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP said applications for building and playground upgrade projects ranging…

Funding required for Longerenong College

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The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP and Steph Ryan MP, Deputy Leader of The Nationals and Shadow Minister for Training, Skills and Apprenticeships visited Longerenong College yesterday to discuss the importance of training in agriculture and the need for further investment. “The Nationals provided $2 million in funding to Longerenong College in 2014…