Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

and I am sure the shadow minister will be interested in this—that Gepps Cross Primary School, before it merges into a new super school in 18 months time, will be receiving $125,000 to be spent on fixing a toilet block. The fact is that the Building the Education Revolution funds for Gepps Cross Primary School were approved for information and communication technology at the amalgamated site and the funds will be used for this purpose. The South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services has advised my department that the school will not be using any Building the Education Revolution funds to fix toilets and drainage and that any maintenance for toilets and drainage would be funded by the state government. The fact here—

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