New multipurpose building and extension of multipurpose hall at St Patrick's School
Simon Crean MP attended the official opening of the new multipurpose building and extension of multipurpose hall at St Patrick’s School in Murrumbeena, built as part of the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution (BER).
St Patrick’s School received $2,125,000 under the National School Pride (NSP) program and Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) element of the BER.
The new multipurpose building includes a library for the whole community to use and has a lift to allow access for people with a disability and the elderly.
The BER is a key element of the Australian Government’s $42 billion Nation Building – Economic Stimulus Plan to support jobs, stimulate local economies and invest in important infrastructure for the long term.
Simon Crean congratulated St Patrick’s School on their new facilities and spoke of the benefit to both the school and local community.
‘We have now reached the next exciting phase in Building the Education Revolution,’ Simon Crean said.
‘It has been fantastic to see the principal, school staff, parents and tradespeople working together to deliver these important projects. Now that they are completed, teachers and students in our local schools will be teaching and learning in 21st Century facilities that they so richly deserve.’
The $1.28 billion National School Pride (NSP) program is providing funding to more than 9400 eligible schools in every state and territory for minor infrastructure and refurbishment.
The $14.1 billion Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) element is providing funding to over 7900 eligible primary schools in every state and territory for major new infrastructure.
‘It is tremendous to be here today to celebrate the opening of the new multipurpose building and extension of multipurpose hall and to witness first hand, the impact this has had on St Patrick’s School and the local community.
‘I am also delighted that this particular project has supported the employment of 80 workers. This is what we strived to achieve – this is the essence of the Economic Stimulus Plan,’ Simon Crean said.
