2015-11-25
Question in Parliament: My constituency question is for the Minister for Training and Skills, who is the representative in this house of the Minister for Education. This morning I was alerted to an issue by parents regarding Footscray Primary School.
The school has one oval which is the only green space in the school ground. The oval has now been closed due to building rubble surfacing due to erosion and drought conditions over recent years. The situation is creating a hazard to the children’s health and they have nowhere to play.
Apparently the government has known about this issue since 2011 when building works occurred at the school and the issue was discovered, yet nothing has been done about it so far.
My question for the minister is: will the government urgently deal with the situation, the possible asbestos and the rubble, so that Footscray Primary School children can once again play on their oval?