Selected students in Melton and Moorabool will have updated school environments with the state government funding key maintenance projects at schools across the state.
Education Minister James Merlino announced this week that 94 schools will share in $7.26 million of Planned Maintenance Program funding for vital improvements to classrooms and school grounds.
The projects address priority maintenance issues identified by the state government’s ongoing evaluation of all school facilities – with work including fixing roofs and windows, repainting walls, resurfacing floors and replacing windows, pathways and stairs.
Almost $1 million of the funding will go towards maintenance to Shelter-in-Place buildings at 10 schools, which provide temporary accommodation to staff and students during a bushfire until emergency services arrive, or as a shelter of last resort.
“This program is about ensuring that every Victorian school is well maintained and safe to provide the best possible environment for students to learn in,” Mr Merlino said.
