❓ Mr Grylls questions the Minister for Education regarding the closure of Wubin Primary School, highlighting community opposition. The Minister defends the decision as being in the best interests of the children, despite acknowledging community unhappiness.
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WUBIN PRIMARY SCHOOL - CLOSURE
I ask a supplementary question. Four other schools in my electorate have closed with community support. The community does not support the Wubin Primary School closure. Will the minister support the community and reassess this decision? Mr M. McGOWAN
I ask a supplementary question. Four other schools in my electorate have closed with community support. The community does not support the Wubin Primary School closure. Will the minister support the community and reassess this decision? Mr M. McGOWAN
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I acknowledge that people will be unhappy. People in very small country towns are always fighting to keep the services that they have in those communities. Sometimes government has to make decisions in the interests of children, and this decision has been made in the interests of children.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I acknowledge that people will be unhappy. People in very small country towns are always fighting to keep the services that they have in those communities. Sometimes government has to make decisions in the interests of children, and this decision has been made in the interests of children.
I acknowledge that people will be unhappy. People in very small country towns are always fighting to keep the services that they have in those communities. Sometimes government has to make decisions in the interests of children, and this decision has been made in the interests of children.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: I acknowledge that people will be unhappy. People in very small country towns are always fighting to keep the services that they have in those communities. Sometimes government has to make decisions in the interests of children, and this decision has been made in the interests of children.
I acknowledge that people will be unhappy. People in very small country towns are always fighting to keep the services that they have in those communities. Sometimes government has to make decisions in the interests of children, and this decision has been made in the interests of children.
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