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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 865 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 October 2022 by Hon Steve Martin

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

COWARAMUP PRIMARY SCHOOL

865. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Education and Training:

I refer to the media statement dated 10 October 2022 from Hon Jackie Jarvis, MLC, advising that funding has been allocated to Cowaramup Primary School to repair the sagging roof.

(1) Is this new funding or has it been carried over from the budget for maintenance works not carried out at Cowaramup Primary School last financial year?

(2) How much money has been allocated to undergo these specific repairs?

(3) Is the funding only to fix sagging roofs in rooms 2 and 3, or will other critical works also be undertaken?

(4) Will the works include fixing the deteriorating ceiling in the administration building, which is in a dangerous state of disrepair; and, if not, why not, and when will this work be prioritised?

(5) When will the Minister for Education and Training commit funding for all works listed in the 2016 audit?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Reading it quickly does not make the question any shorter, honourable member! Nevertheless, I have an answer for him.

(1)–(5) Following advocacy from Hon Jackie Jarvis, MLC, member for South West, $60 000 has been allocated to remediate the sagging roof in rooms 2 and 3 at Cowaramup Primary School. This is new funding from the Department of Education's 2022–23 central maintenance budget and work will be undertaken during the December and January school holidays to minimise disruption for students. All high-risk maintenance and minor works items identified in the most recent building condition assessment have been remediated. I also note that in 2019, as part of the McGowan government's maintenance blitz, approximately $75 000 was allocated to Cowaramup Primary School for maintenance and minor works. Further, the school received a $40 000 science equipment grant last year as part of the primary school science program election commitment. I am pleased to be able to deliver these important maintenance works for Cowaramup Primary School.