David Gillespie (Lyne, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I wish to update the House on the results that the government's Local Schools Community Fund are delivering in my electorate. This fund builds on our investment in schools by allowing individual schools to nominate their own projects that will make the biggest difference in their school community. Nillo Infants School, in Lorn, has purchased a retired bus to be repurposed as 'Clem the STEM Bus'. Principal Vicki Sellens and the children at Nillo have been supported by the local Men's Shed to complete a fit-out designed to make the interior look like a science laboratory. I visited Largs Public School, where student leaders Josh, Hannah, Logan and Emily were thrilled to show off their three outdoor picnic tables for the playground, and Vacy Public School up the road also gave me a tour to show me the furniture that has been installed across its classrooms through the same fund, transforming traditional classrooms into flexible and innovative learning environments. And up the road further, at Paterson Public School, Principal Sarah-Jane Hazell explained that they have used their grant to enhance a future-focused learning program through the purchase of classroom technology devices. I sat down with Ivy, Liam, Ethan, Chloe, Max and Jacob, who showed me what they have been using this wonderful new technology for.

These sorts of funds are granular and on the ground. They have a huge impact for Australia's future scientists. The technology advantages in early learning are being put into real action. (Time expired)