Ms SCRYMGOUR - 2011-12-01
Building the Education Revolution is nearing completion. Can you please advise the House of the progress of this great program during 2011?
ANSWER
Madam Acting Speaker, I thank the member for her question. Over $270m has been invested in the Building the Education Revolution within the Territory, with around $206m in over 150 government schools, and $63m across 35 non-government schools. That is a fantastic investment. It has certainly been welcomed, benefiting over 40 000 kids across the length and breadth of the Northern Territory.
It has been my pleasure to attend a number of openings of BER projects, as have quite a number of other members. Here are some photos: Durack Primary School, library and classroom block extension - $2.37m; Moulden Park Primary, refurbishment of library extension, general learning area, assembly hall upgrade, opened on 18 November - $2.5m; here is a beautiful building, Casuarina Street Primary School in Katherine, classroom block - $1.9m; here is the Chief Minister and me at Anula Primary School’s multipurpose hall - $2.5m - oh, goodness me, I have run out ...
Members interjecting.
Dr BURNS: Oh, yes, here it is. Here we are at a BER opening. The member for Sanderson is looking so happy. He is clapping there – so happy! He is really happy and he is taking photos to put in his electorate magazine. It is great to see the member for Sanderson there. He is active in his electorate and in his schools.
Fundamentally, the Coalition in Canberra opposed the BER …
A member: And here.
Dr BURNS: … and here – we had motions about it. We had a couple of campaigns about Larrakeyah Primary School. The member for Braitling had his fingertips all over that where they reckon they would get more value out of a Macca’s …
Mr CHANDLER: A point of order, Madam Acting Speaker! A real education revolution would be an improvement in academic standards.
Madam ACTING SPEAKER: That is a frivolous point of order, resume your seat!
Dr BURNS: There we go - more opposition, more negativity, more Dr No about the BER. The parents love it, the schools love it, the teachers love it, and the kids love it. Everyone loves it apart from the members opposite - or some of them …
Members interjecting.
Madam ACTING SPEAKER: Order! Member for Katherine! Member for Araluen!
Dr BURNS: I remember the member for Katherine said it was a giant fraud, a spendathon, a waterthon I think he called it. He has been attending those BER openings, so why don’t you just come clean with your electorate and why don’t you support it too? It has been a great project within the Northern Territory.
ANSWER
Madam Acting Speaker, I thank the member for her question. Over $270m has been invested in the Building the Education Revolution within the Territory, with around $206m in over 150 government schools, and $63m across 35 non-government schools. That is a fantastic investment. It has certainly been welcomed, benefiting over 40 000 kids across the length and breadth of the Northern Territory.
It has been my pleasure to attend a number of openings of BER projects, as have quite a number of other members. Here are some photos: Durack Primary School, library and classroom block extension - $2.37m; Moulden Park Primary, refurbishment of library extension, general learning area, assembly hall upgrade, opened on 18 November - $2.5m; here is a beautiful building, Casuarina Street Primary School in Katherine, classroom block - $1.9m; here is the Chief Minister and me at Anula Primary School’s multipurpose hall - $2.5m - oh, goodness me, I have run out ...
Members interjecting.
Dr BURNS: Oh, yes, here it is. Here we are at a BER opening. The member for Sanderson is looking so happy. He is clapping there – so happy! He is really happy and he is taking photos to put in his electorate magazine. It is great to see the member for Sanderson there. He is active in his electorate and in his schools.
Fundamentally, the Coalition in Canberra opposed the BER …
A member: And here.
Dr BURNS: … and here – we had motions about it. We had a couple of campaigns about Larrakeyah Primary School. The member for Braitling had his fingertips all over that where they reckon they would get more value out of a Macca’s …
Mr CHANDLER: A point of order, Madam Acting Speaker! A real education revolution would be an improvement in academic standards.
Madam ACTING SPEAKER: That is a frivolous point of order, resume your seat!
Dr BURNS: There we go - more opposition, more negativity, more Dr No about the BER. The parents love it, the schools love it, the teachers love it, and the kids love it. Everyone loves it apart from the members opposite - or some of them …
Members interjecting.
Madam ACTING SPEAKER: Order! Member for Katherine! Member for Araluen!
Dr BURNS: I remember the member for Katherine said it was a giant fraud, a spendathon, a waterthon I think he called it. He has been attending those BER openings, so why don’t you just come clean with your electorate and why don’t you support it too? It has been a great project within the Northern Territory.
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