Andrew Southcott (Boothby, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

One of the important roles for a member of parliament can be helping schools to get access to capital grant funding. I am particularly proud of the role that I have played in a number of capital works programs. One which really comes to mind is the Coromandel Valley Primary School where a former federal government, the Howard government, gave them more than $1 million. The state Labor government tried to cancel money which was coming from Canberra. We won that fight. The buildings were built and it was a good result for the community of Coromandel Valley.

I am very pleased that the work continues. I am able to announce that in my electorate of Boothby two new projects have been approved under the Capital Grants Program: the Cabra Dominican College at Cumberland Park and Pilgrim Primary School at Aberfoyle Park. The administration offices at the Pilgrim school will be refurbished. Existing buildings will also be refurbished, to create a 300- to 350-square-metre facility to relocate St Mary's Special Education Unit at Cabra. This unit will cater for 25 special needs students, which the Cabra Dominican College has a special focus on. This is an important infrastructure upgrade for these two schools and I am very pleased that the Abbott government has delivered this.