Page 494 - Week 02 - Wednesday, 19 March 2014
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Mr Doszpot interjecting—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Doszpot!
MS BURCH: and hearing assistance loops, new playgrounds and equipment and outdoor learning areas, and upgraded car parks and lighting. Taylor primary upgrades have strong support from its community, expressed to me personally on the open day and shown through the strong enrolments for this school year. The refurbishment of Taylor and other schools is combined with the construction of new schools. It was with great pleasure that I joined the Chief Minister and members—
Mr Doszpot interjecting—
MADAM DEPUTY SPEAKER: Mr Doszpot, you may comment when Ms Burch has finished, if you wish to. You can get to your feet and talk to this motion. Thank you, Ms Burch.
MS BURCH: It was a great pleasure to join the Chief Minister and members of the family of Neville Bonner at the official opening of the Neville Bonner Primary School, a wonderful facility with an attention to detail that was not only delivered on time but some $14 million under budget.
At the same time that Neville Bonner Primary School opened to students, the Franklin Early Childhood School was opened. Like the Neville Bonner school, this was opened on time and under budget. The Franklin Early Childhood School is the latest addition to the highly successful early childhood school model which will cater for around 300 students from preschool to year 2. Also on site at Franklin early education is a 120-place childcare service run by Anglicare, again to better support the transition for children in our schools.
I would also like to refer to the infrastructure in my electorate of Brindabella—infrastructure such as the Tuggeranong Community Health Centre, which will open this weekend. It is a fabulous new addition. Mr Gentleman and I, as we move around the electorate, have seen that development go up. It is very good to see it finished, and I cannot wait for its official opening this weekend. I understand that local residents will also get an opportunity to look through it on the open days.
The south Tuggeranong fire station and upgrades to Ashley Drive are further examples of the work being done in Brindabella to secure the future prosperity of that local area.
In the time I have left I will go through some of the other investments that we have made. I will read from the annual report 2012-13. In the Molonglo electorate:
The Gungahlin College was constructed in the Gungahlin Town Centre and opened to year 11 students from the start of the 2011 school year.
The Gungahlin College was the winner of the 2012 Council of Educational and Facilities Planners International (Australasia) in the new construction and overall projects categories.
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