The Allan Labor Government has failed to provide funding for 29 promised school upgrades across Victoria, yesterday’s State Budget has confirmed.

Prior to the 2022 State Election, Labor promised to deliver $850 million to upgrade “at least” 89 government schools across Victoria.

Despite this promise, after two State Budgets 29 of these promised school upgrades remain unfunded – raising serious concerns about if these projects will actually be delivered by 2026.

The unfunded projects include upgrades at:

· Belmont High School.

· Broadford Primary School.

· Carrington Primary School.

· Caulfield South Primary School.

· Colac West Primary School.

· Collingwood College.

· Drouin Secondary College.

· Edenhope College.

· Gardenvale Primary School.

· Hampton Primary School.

· Hazel Glen College.

· Kurunjang Secondary College.

· Lakes Entrance Primary School.

· Leongatha Secondary College.

· Lismore Primary School.

· Manorvale Primary School.

· McKinnon Primary School.

· Melba College.

· Melton South Primary School.

· Mordialloc College.

· Mount Eliza North Primary College.

· Mount Erin College.

· Mullauna College.

· Orchard Grove Primary School.

· Rangebank Primary School.

· San Remo Primary School.

· Stawell Primary School.

· Wangaratta High School.

· White Hills Primary School.

Labor’s failure to fund these promised school upgrades comes as the budget confirmed a further increase in Victoria’s record debt, which is now set to reach $187.8 billion by 2028, with interest repayments to reach almost $26 million a day over this same period.

Shadow Minister for Early Childhood and Education, Jess Wilson, said: “Labor’s financial mismanagement is denying students the quality learning environments they need to achieve their full potential.

“After two budgets, Labor is yet to fund 29 promised school upgrades and communities across Victoria are rightly concerned about these projects becoming yet another Labor broken promise.

“Labor cannot manage money and students, parents and school communities are paying the price.”

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