Ms THEOPHANOUS (Northcote): “Last week I had the honour of joining students, teachers and parents at Fairfield Primary School to open their new school building.
The building is an incredible new learning space made possible by $2.5 million in funding from the Andrews Labor government as part of our unprecedented investment in Victorian schools. It houses six new learning spaces and a common area for students to gather.
Fairfield primary has been the heart of the local community for more than 130 years, nurturing and teaching generations of children. As someone with their own family history in the area I know the love and the pride the community feel for a place where so many have lived, learned and grown. That is why I am proud to be part of a government that recognises the transformational power of education—a government committed to ensuring every student has access to a quality education and the facilities needed to support modern learning.
I am committed to continuing to work with our local schools so that this generation of students, and the generations to come, know the same pride for their schools into the future. My heartfelt thanks go to principal Paul Wallace, Alexa Every and the school council for their hard work and the year 5 students who helped me plant a tree to celebrate the occasion.
