By Emily Chapman Laing
On Thursday, June 1, Cranbourne Park Primary School welcomed Minister for Education, The Hon. Natalie Hutchins MP, and Member for Cranbourne, Ms Pauline Richards MP, to make an exciting announcement about an upgrade to the school oval.
Staff, students and parents join in an assembly to hear the exciting news.
Ms Hutchins began by asking the students how many schools they believe Victoria houses.
Guesses ranged from five to over one thousand.
The kids were surprised to learn Victoria is responsible for 1557 government schools and over 2200 total schools, with over one million students in the state.
“But Pauline tells me the students at this school are some of the best students in Victoria,“ Ms Hutchins said.
“This government has been able, in our most recent budget, to announce that you’re going to get 1.9 million dollars to improve your oval and outdoor spaces.“
The gym filled with the applause and excited chatter of the students.
“I love coming to Cranbourne Park Primary School,“ Ms Richards said.
“And I’m going to love watching you play on your brand new oval.“
The $1.9m upgrade, announced in the 2023-2024 State Budget, will see the oval resurfaced with synthetic turf, and installation of a running track, football and soccer areas.
Cranbourne Park Primary School Principal, Mr Ross Carlson, said the announcement was a fabulous result for the school, and that all students will benefit from the upgraded facilities.
“I think this grant will be the first of many as we begin to rebuild Cranbourne Park into a state-of-the-art school,“ he said.
