New facilities at Millars Well Primary School
Friday, 9 September 2011
Senator Louise Pratt today attended the opening of the new covered assembly and music block at Millars Well Primary School in Karratha. The new facilities were built as part of the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution (BER).
Millars Well Primary School received $2,494,600 under the National School Pride (NSP) program and Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) element of the BER.
In unveiling the plaque to mark the opening of the new facilities Senator Pratt spoke of the importance of the facilities to the school and the local community.
“Karratha is growing and we need to keep up with the demands for new infrastructure that this growth brings.
“And it is fitting that the new assembly area and music block are opened in the same year as the 30th anniversary of the school first opening.
“That’s why it is so special to see Millars Well Primary School get new facilities that it needs and that will help Karratha continue to be a great place to live and work for WA families.
“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 Gillard Government is investing more than $1.8 billion into Western Australian schools, with $870,160,842 going to regional and rural areas in WA”, Senator Pratt said.
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.
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.
Further information about this project and all schools funded under the BER is available at www.buildingtheeducationrevolution.gov.au or at: www.economicstimulusplan.gov.au.
Media Contact: Senator Pratt’s office 08 9225 4411
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