Labor has pledged $7m to rebuild dilapidated Lyndale Secondary if elected, now Coalition urged to match the promise
LYNDALE Secondary College’s school council president has challenged the Coalition Government to match Labor’s $7 million pledge.
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LYNDALE Secondary College’s school council president has challenged the Coalition Government to match Labor’s $7 million pledge.
Kerrie Hayhow said she would write to Education Minister Martin Dixon asking him to allocate funding to help rebuild the college.
Last week, the Leader asked Mr Dixon’s spokeswoman Talia Katz if the Government would match the offer and whether the Minister would tour Lyndale.
This is the response the Leader received:
“The Victorian Coalition Government’s record is clear — we have invested $1.1 billion in school infrastructure in addition to increasing maintenance funding by over 40 per cent.
“In stark contrast, the former Labor government’s 11-year legacy is riddled with broken promises, waste and mismanagement.
“The Coalition Government is managing the capital and maintenance needs of more than 1500 schools across Victoria, and we will be making further announcements on education funding in the lead up to the election.”
Ms Katz said Minister Dixon would consider the invitation to visit Lyndale Secondary College.
Last Monday, Shadow Education Minister James Merlino visited Lyndale to announce Labor’s funding.
He toured some of the freezing classrooms and saw first-hand the cracks running through the ceilings and exterior of the buildings.
When he saw the state of one of the old portable classrooms, he could not help but exclaim: “goodness me”.
Speaking to delighted staff afterwards, he said it should not have been so hard for Lyndale to obtain funding.
“This has been a true community campaign,” he said.
For David Hales, who has been teaching at Lyndale for six years, the funding promise was music to his ears.
“The students of North Dandenong are just as deserving of support by the elected government as anyone else in the state,” he said.
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