The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has announced the winner of her annual Christmas card design competition. “The winning entry, inspired by our beautiful region primed after a wet winter and spring, has been drawn by talented Murtoa College student, Felicity Okely,” Ms Kealy said. Emma Kealy MP wrote to all schools in…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is calling on the Labor Government to help remote schools pay for lessons and student transport after swimming was made mandatory. The State Government announced this week that it will require students learn how to swim 50 meters by the time they finish grade six. “I support…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy MP is encouraging schools from across the Lowan electorate to consider available transport subsidies which encourage students to attend Vietnam Veterans Day commemorations at the Shrine of Remembrance. “The Vietnam Veterans Day service to be held on 18 August in Melbourne is a great opportunity for students to…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has again congratulated the Casterton Secondary College community for their strong advocacy for their school infrastructure needs following the allocation of $750,000 in the State 2016-17 budget. “I congratulate the Casterton Secondary College, along with the wider school community for strongly supporting the needs of their students.…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has congratulated Horsham’s Holy Trinity Lutheran School for their successful efforts to secure $1.32 million funding by the Victorian Government. The Holy Trinity Lutheran School will use the $1.32 million for improvements to their art facilities, classrooms and seminar spaces. “All young people deserve quality learning environments,…
Government-subsidised training enrolments in the Grampians region have plummeted under the Andrews Labor Government. The 2015 Victorian Training Market Report released yesterday shows enrolments have dropped by 13 per cent since 2014. In 2015 there were 14,162 enrolments in the Grampians region compared to 16,297 the previous year — a drop of 2,135 enrolments in…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP is disappointed that yesterday’s budget allocation far Baimbridge College did not go far enough to deliver infrastructure improvements. “Baimbridge College is one of 35 schools to share in $7.3 million for planning. The school desperately needs infrastructure money to undertake upgrades works, not for another planning study,”…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP has congratulated the Casterton Secondary College community for their strong advocacy for their school infrastructure needs following the allocation of $750,000 in today’s budget. “I congratulate the Casterton Secondary College, along with the wider school community for strongly supporting the needs of their students. I’m sure the…
Labor has slashed funding for student training at South West TAFE’s Hamilton campus, despite promising before the elections to grow enrolments and ‘rescue’ TAFE. South West TAFE’s annual report, tabled in Parliament last week, reveals funding to subsidise student training was slashed from $14.3 million in 2014 to $10.4 million in 2015. (Annual report p.61…
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy MP says the Warracknabeal Education Precinct is one step closer today, following the announcement of $2 million for the Special Development School. “The Warracknabeal Community have a clear plan to develop a new education precinct, bringing together the Special Development School, Primary School and Secondary School,” Ms Kealy…
