As the year draws to a close, I would like to wish all the best to Year 12 students who this week started their final VCE exams, marking the culmination of their educational journey. The completion of your secondary education can be an emotional time as it marks the end of one chapter of your…
Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of the Nationals Emma Kealy has congratulated three local kindergartens on collectively attracting over $500,000 in state government funding but believes much more needs to be done to provide better access to childcare and early years education in the region. “Congratulations to the Edenhope Early Childhood Service, Rupanyup Kindergarten…
Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of the Nationals Emma Kealy is demanding the Andrews Labor Government takes immediate action to replace the badly damaged and potentially unsafe administrative building at the Minyip Primary School. Ms Kealy said the current administration building was irreparably damaged during a Victorian School Building Authority-managed building project over the…
The Nationals will provide $200,000 for Casterton Primary School to undertake urgently needed upgrades if elected to government in November. The commitment was announced by the Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals, Emma Kealy during a visit to the school yesterday. The money will be used to upgrade the school’s ailing sewerage…
The Member for Lowan and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Emma Kealy has spoken in Parliament this week, calling again on the Andrews Labor Government to commit the funding required to bring a desperately needed childcare facility in Murtoa to fruition. Yarriambiack Shire Council has plans to build a new childcare centre at the rear…
There is a lot of excitement in the air as students across our electorate prepare to start the school year next week. Connecting with classmates, meeting new teachers, being challenged with engaging learning opportunities, and enjoying extracurricular endeavours such as school sporting events and camps are just some of the amazing things our young people…
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy has lashed the Andrews Labor Government for ignoring rural and regional western Victoria communities with its plans for pop-up COVID vaccination clinics in schools. The government announced this week it would establish 30 clinics at primary schools across the state for families seeking a COVID vaccination for children aged 5…
The Andrews Labor Government has removed the Edenhope, Balmoral K-12 and Goroke P-12 Colleges from the list of schools to receive Advance program funding in 2022. All three Colleges have been successfully conducting the program, with Edenhope running it for the past 16 years. The Advance program provides Victorian secondary school students with an opportunity…
Four schools across the Lowan electorate will receive minor capital works funding to address roof issues at their schools. The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said while she would have like to see more schools in Lowan receive funding, she was pleased four schools would share in $605,000 to undertake these important maintenance works.…
Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is furious the Andrews Labor Government has cut funding for a long-term life skills program at three Lowan schools. The government this week informed Edenhope College, Balmoral K-12 Community College and Goroke P-12 College that they would no longer receive funding for the Advance program, a school-based initiative that aims…
