Here’s how this year’s Andrew’s Labor Government state budget will affect the Cranbourne area.
Education centres will be upgraded with a $20.63 million upgrade to Clyde Secondary College, a $1.9 million upgrade to Cranbourne Park Primary and a $587,000 upgrade to Cranbourne East Secondary College.
Cranbourne Secondary College and Ridgebank Primary School will be upgraded.
New schools will be built in Clyde including Clyde North Primary School and Clyde North Secondary College.
A comprehensive women’s health clinic will be opened at Casey Hospital.
Planning will begin for a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Cranbourne.
The Thompsons Road intersection in CLyde North will get a $70 million upgrade.
This includes upgrading the intersection of Thompsons Road and Berwick-Cranbourne Road to get
Cranbourne Public Hall will get a $1 million upgrade.
The South Sudanese-Australian Academic Society will receive $500,000.
City in the Community will receive $50,000.
A new Indian Community centre will be built, one of two constructed under $5 million funding.
Casey Radio will gain $50,000 in funding, boosting community broadcasting for
the local community.
The Tamil Festival Australia will be backed by $100,000 of funding per year over the next four years.
Member for Cranbourne Pauline Richards says this budget delivers on the promises made to the residents of Cranbourne.
“This is a huge Budget for schools in Cranbourne,“ she said.
“We’re kickstarting planning, funding upgrades and building new schools so local students and their hardworking teachers can have the first-rate spaces they deserve.”
