Kindergarten funding
Glenroy College
Incorporated pursuant to order of Council of 7 September 2021:
My constituency question is for the Minister for Education and relates to Glenroy College.
Glenroy College has faced declining enrolments since 2014, with current enrolments lower than the state average. This directly impacts school funding and the curriculum, with the school currently unable to deliver the full suite of subjects provided at most other secondary schools.
My constituent is a concerned local resident who believes that these declining enrolments are a direct product of substandard facilities at the school.
In the 2019–20 budget there...
Safety on Nicholson Street
Broadmeadows train station
Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (12:24): My question is for the Minister for Suburban Development, Minister Leane, and it relates to Broadmeadows. Broadmeadows train station is rated 245th out of 249. It is dark, it is dangerous, it is covered with graffiti, and it is really symptomatic of the whole of the precinct of Broadmeadows. We have got the shopping centre and we have got the train station, and it is in desperate need of development. I was at a terrific volunteer event...
Women in prison
Ms PATTEN (Northern Metropolitan) (11:56): My question is for the Attorney-General. Back on 7 April 2022 I asked the Attorney a question on the subject of women on remand, and in her reply she stated:
… in relation to remand, there are too many women on remand. I completely agree with that.
As we know, remand numbers are directly related to bail laws. They are two sides of the same coin. Someone is only remanded in custody if they are refused bail. As this state’s...
Public housing safety
Pill testing
… pursuant to section 7(2)...