Doveton North Primary School is delighted to be receiving a new playground following the announcement of a Federal Government grant. Left to right: Excited students Indiana, Ryan, Yassin and Tiphanie with Victorian Senator Mitch Fifield.
Rebecca Fraser
A GROUP of 15 Casey schools looks set to benefit from more than $1.7 million worth of Federal Government grants to improve various education facilities.
The funding, from the Investing in Our Schools Program, will deliver many much-needed projects such as playing field refurbishments, air-conditioning and new information and communication technology facilities at various Casey schools.
Among the big funding winners were Chalcot Lodge Primary School in Endeavour Hills, which will receive just over $107,000 for playing field refurbishments, Eumemmerring Primary School, which will receive just over $144,000 for an entrance upgrade and multipurpose room, and Southern Cross Primary School in Endeavour Hills, which will receive more than $140,000 for a new shade structure, play equipment and building refurbishment.
Three local secondary colleges will receive $150,000 each following the announcement. Eumemmerring Secondary College’s Hallam Campus is set to receive funds for new air-conditioning, Hampton Park Secondary College for refurbishment works and air-conditioning and Narre South P-12 College for an information and communication technology centre.
Doveton Heights Primary School is also set to receive just over $47,000 for an information and communications technology upgrade and Doveton North Primary School more than $70,000 for a shade structure and play equipment upgrade.
Principal of Doveton North Primary School Murray Geddes said his students would be completely stoked when they found out a new playground was on the way.
He said the present playground was very old and both the school and council had spent money on keeping the equipment safe but it was in need of an upgrade.
Mr Geddes said part of the Rowan Drive school’s playground was donated by a closed down take-away store and the development would benefit the entire Doveton community.
“The playground is open to the community and everyone will be rapt,” he said.
Fountain Gate Primary School, James Cook Primary School, Kilberry Valley Primary School, Lyndhurst Secondary College, Rangebank Primary School, Strathaird Primary School and Thomas Mitchell Primary School are also set to receive funds for various projects.
