Schools in Macedon will receive a boost to undertake essential maintenance projects, with the Victorian Government funding hundreds of projects making the state’s schools better places to teach and learn.
Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas today announced seven schools in the area were among 207 to share in more than $17 million in Term 3 funding for projects under the Planned Maintenance Program (PMP).
The program ensures schools can undertake essential work to grounds and classrooms, fixing roofs and windows, painting, resurfacing floors and replacing windows, as well as external landscaping works like pathways and lighting.
Please see below for full details:
Bolinda Primary School:
Bolinda Primary School has been allocated a total of $105,000. This includes $95,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school's Shelter in Place building. These works will be delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority on behalf of the school. This also includes $10,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including external surface re-varnishing, sink repair, wall cladding repair and wall repainting.
Coimadai Primary School:
Coimadai Primary School has been allocated a total of $35,000. This includes $15,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including air conditioning repair, door repair, external surface repainting, external surface re-varnishing, fascia repainting, handrail repair, hot water system repair, shade structure repair, shade structure replacement, wall cladding repair and wall repainting. This also includes $20,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof and structural issues.
Darraweit Guim Primary School:
Darraweit Guim Primary School has been allocated a total of $60,000. This includes $15,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including ceiling repair, external fixture re-varnishing, external surface re-varnishing, fascia repainting, floor re-varnishing, handrail repair, shade structure repair, sink repair, stair repair, wall cladding repair and wall repainting. This also includes $45,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof issues.
Elphinstone Primary School Elphinstone:
Primary School has been allocated a total of $15,000. This includes $10,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including external surface re-varnishing, fascia repainting, louvre repair, shade structure repair, shade structure replacement, structural repair, wall cladding repair and wall repainting. This also includes $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof issues.
Langley Primary School:
Langley Primary School has been allocated a total of $120,000. This includes $110,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school's Shelter in Place building. These works will be delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority on behalf of the school. This also includes $10,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including ceiling repair, door repair, handrail repair, wall cladding repair and wall repainting.
Mount Macedon Primary School:
Mount Macedon Primary School has been allocated a total of $85,000. This includes $70,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school's Shelter in Place building. These works will be delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority on behalf of the school. This also includes $10,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including balustrade repair, downpipe repair, external surface repainting, floor re-varnishing, guttering repair, shade structure repair, structural repair and wall repainting. This also includes $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof issues.
Riddells Creek Primary School:
Riddells Creek Primary School has been allocated a total of $15,000. This includes $15,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof and structural issues.
Essential maintenance works are decided by using up-to-date information on the condition of schools to create a faster and more targeted allocation of investment.
More than $2.8 million of this vital funding will go towards maintenance of Shelter-in-Place buildings at 22 schools, which serve as a temporary shelter for staff and students during a bushfire until emergency services arrive, or as a shelter of last resort.
This investment comes on top of more than $22 million already provided through Term 1 and Term 2 PMP allocations to make sure existing buildings at Victoria’s state schools are safe, modern and properly maintained.
In the past seven years, the Government has invested more than $10.9 billion in building new schools and more than 1,700 school upgrades, creating around 13,500 jobs in construction and associated industries.
The Government’s work to 100 new schools by 2026 is well ahead of schedule – with 62 new schools opening between 2019 and 2024.
Quote attributable to Minister for Education James Merlino
“Investing in these vital maintenance works gives our state schools the support they need to make sure every student and teacher in the state has access to safe and modern learning environments.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas
“This investment ensures our local students can learn in safe settings that complement the top-class education we are committed to providing.”
“I’m delighted to see our amazing local schools share in funding to get these much-needed maintenance projects off the ground.”
Schools in Macedon will receive a boost to undertake essential maintenance projects, with the Victorian Government funding hundreds of projects making the state’s schools better places to teach and learn.
Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas today announced seven schools in the area were among 207 to share in more than $17 million in Term 3 funding for projects under the Planned Maintenance Program (PMP).
The program ensures schools can undertake essential work to grounds and classrooms, fixing roofs and windows, painting, resurfacing floors and replacing windows, as well as external landscaping works like pathways and lighting.
Please see below for full details:
Bolinda Primary School:
Bolinda Primary School has been allocated a total of $105,000. This includes $95,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school's Shelter in Place building. These works will be delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority on behalf of the school. This also includes $10,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including external surface re-varnishing, sink repair, wall cladding repair and wall repainting.
Coimadai Primary School:
Coimadai Primary School has been allocated a total of $35,000. This includes $15,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including air conditioning repair, door repair, external surface repainting, external surface re-varnishing, fascia repainting, handrail repair, hot water system repair, shade structure repair, shade structure replacement, wall cladding repair and wall repainting. This also includes $20,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof and structural issues.
Darraweit Guim Primary School:
Darraweit Guim Primary School has been allocated a total of $60,000. This includes $15,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including ceiling repair, external fixture re-varnishing, external surface re-varnishing, fascia repainting, floor re-varnishing, handrail repair, shade structure repair, sink repair, stair repair, wall cladding repair and wall repainting. This also includes $45,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof issues.
Elphinstone Primary School Elphinstone:
Primary School has been allocated a total of $15,000. This includes $10,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including external surface re-varnishing, fascia repainting, louvre repair, shade structure repair, shade structure replacement, structural repair, wall cladding repair and wall repainting. This also includes $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof issues.
Langley Primary School:
Langley Primary School has been allocated a total of $120,000. This includes $110,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school's Shelter in Place building. These works will be delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority on behalf of the school. This also includes $10,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including ceiling repair, door repair, handrail repair, wall cladding repair and wall repainting.
Mount Macedon Primary School:
Mount Macedon Primary School has been allocated a total of $85,000. This includes $70,000 for high priority maintenance works on the school's Shelter in Place building. These works will be delivered by the Victorian School Building Authority on behalf of the school. This also includes $10,000 to address high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Rolling Facilities Evaluation, including balustrade repair, downpipe repair, external surface repainting, floor re-varnishing, guttering repair, shade structure repair, structural repair and wall repainting. This also includes $5,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof issues.
Riddells Creek Primary School:
Riddells Creek Primary School has been allocated a total of $15,000. This includes $15,000 for high priority maintenance tasks identified in the school's Specialist Assessment to address the school's roof and structural issues.
Essential maintenance works are decided by using up-to-date information on the condition of schools to create a faster and more targeted allocation of investment.
More than $2.8 million of this vital funding will go towards maintenance of Shelter-in-Place buildings at 22 schools, which serve as a temporary shelter for staff and students during a bushfire until emergency services arrive, or as a shelter of last resort.
This investment comes on top of more than $22 million already provided through Term 1 and Term 2 PMP allocations to make sure existing buildings at Victoria’s state schools are safe, modern and properly maintained.
In the past seven years, the Government has invested more than $10.9 billion in building new schools and more than 1,700 school upgrades, creating around 13,500 jobs in construction and associated industries.
The Government’s work to 100 new schools by 2026 is well ahead of schedule – with 62 new schools opening between 2019 and 2024.
Quote attributable to Minister for Education James Merlino
“Investing in these vital maintenance works gives our state schools the support they need to make sure every student and teacher in the state has access to safe and modern learning environments.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas
“This investment ensures our local students can learn in safe settings that complement the top-class education we are committed to providing.”
“I’m delighted to see our amazing local schools share in funding to get these much-needed maintenance projects off the ground.”
Victorian councils are being supported to roll out new education campaigns to help residents understand the four bin recycling system, as part of the Victorian Government’s goal to divert 80% of waste from landfill.
All Victorians will soon be sorting their household waste and recycling into four streams – with all local governments to transition to new glass services by 2027 and new food and garden organics services by 2030.
Local Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas said that both the Macedon Ranges and Hepburn Councils are two of the 17 councils across the state to share more than $1 million in grants.
This funding will support the Macedon Ranges Council by supporting their 4-stream household recycling services by targeting all households with a new campaign to reduce contamination, increase use of the food and garden organics service and minimise waste.
In Hepburn, the funding will have a focus on new household organics, food, garden and recycling collection. The council be will be introducing a food and garden organics service in May 2022 to all households. An opt-out option will be provided to those who process their own waste.
Sustainability Victoria will provide communication materials based on behaviour change theory and research, developed in partnership with local government and industry, allowing councils to focus their funding efforts on advertising and engaging with residents.
All councils and alpine resort management boards are eligible for funding under the $6.03 million Recycling Victoria Household Education and Behaviour Change Fund to be shared across four funding rounds. For more information on the Fund, visit Sustainability Victoria’s website.
The Victorian Government has invested over $515 million to deliver the biggest transformation and reform of Victoria’s waste and recycling industry. This includes $380 million to deliver Recycling Victoria which will fundamentally reduce waste, boost jobs and establish a recycling system Victorians can rely on.
Quotes attributable to Member for Macedon, Mary Anne Thomas:
“We know that locals in our region care deeply about recycling. This funding will provide the tools and support to ensure they are using their new services correctly.”
“The campaign will help locals prepare for these new recycling services and understand what is changing and what they need to do.”
“Our new household recycling services will maximise our recycling capacity, create new jobs and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill. This is an amazing and much needed step in the right direction for our community and the entire state as well."
Locals Andrew Jan and Steven Hull have been named a finalists for the Victorian Training Awards.
Mr Jan is studying plumbing and has been named a finalist for Apprentice of the Year and Mr Hull is studying agriculture and has been named a finalist for School-Based Apprentice of the Year.
The 67th Victorian Training Awards recognises the achievements of apprentices, students, teachers, trainers and employers.
A pool of 44 finalists have been named across six award categories for individuals, four for employers and four for training organisations as well as the Industry Collaboration Award.
Other finalists include Federation University TAFE nursing student Samantha Brown who worked as a hotel manager before re-training as a nurse and Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri man Stephen Cranage who took up cyber security at GOTAFE as a mature aged student.
The finalists represent all parts of metropolitan and regional Victoria.
Institutions and businesses in the running include South West TAFE, Wellsprings for Women, Master Builders Association of Victoria, Terra Firma Laboratories and Mansfield Armchair Cinema.
Award recipients will receive $5000 prize money and a selection of award recipients will have the opportunity to represent Victoria at the Australian Training Awards.
This year’s awards received the highest number of nominations in more than a decade, with individual award categories proving most popular among nominees.
The event is supported by principal partner Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN) and the Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN Australia).
Winners of the Victorian Training Awards will be announced at a gala event on Saturday, 16 October 2021. Find out more at education.vic.gov.au/vta.
Quote attributable to Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas
“It’s great to see Andrew Jan and Steven Hull will represent Macedon at this year’s Victorian Training Awards for excellence in plumbing and agriculture. I congratulate them as finalists and know they will do Macedon proud.”
“We had a record number of nominations for this year’s event – which goes to show successful the Victorian TAFE and training sector is.”
Quotes attributable to Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney
“The Victorian Training Awards are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the achievements of our apprentices, students, teachers, trainers and employers.”
“This year’s event also showcases the achievements, resilience and innovation of the sector amid the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.
