❓ Question on Notice regarding the $1.5 million investment in public education capital works, specifically focusing on the new performing arts centre at Albany Senior High School and its benefits to the community. The Minister's answer details the $9 million project and its features, highlighting the school's history and the government's commitment to infrastructure.
AnsweredQoN 593Legislative Assembly
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ALBANY SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL — CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAM
593. Ms E.J. KELSBIE to the Minister for Education:
On behalf of the member for Albany,
I refer to the $1.5 million investment in public education capital works being
delivered by the Cook Labor government.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how this significant investment is delivering new
and improved facilities across Western Australia?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how the new performing arts centre at Albany Senior
High School will benefit the Albany community?
SCHOOL — CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAM
593. Ms E.J. KELSBIE to the Minister for Education:
On behalf of the member for Albany,
I refer to the $1.5 million investment in public education capital works being
delivered by the Cook Labor government.
(1) Can the
minister outline to the house how this significant investment is delivering new
and improved facilities across Western Australia?
(2) Can the
minister advise the house how the new performing arts centre at Albany Senior
High School will benefit the Albany community?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for Warren–Blackwood
very much for the question on behalf of the member for Albany, who has been an
outstanding advocate for the improvement of educational facilities in her
electorate.
(1)–(2) Last Friday, I had the great pleasure to be down
in beautiful Albany with the Premier as we officially opened the beautiful new performing arts centre at Albany
Senior High School. This event was eagerly anticipated by the staff,
students and wider community. This government is all about ensuring the
community can also enjoy beautiful school facilities like performing arts
centres and sporting facilities.
This centre was a $9 million
project that included a large stage, green room, specialist music facilities,
foyer—just like a real theatre—and retractable seating for 200
people, with space for another 50 loose seats if required, plus storerooms.
Albany Senior High School has a strong history of performing arts talent, and
has famous alumni such as the current member for Albany, former Premier Alan
Carpenter and famous singer Ross Ryan. I have
been educating the Premier on Ross Ryan as I think the Premier only knows about the ''King'', Elvis Presley. Ross Ryan is an alumni
of Albany Senior High School and has an interesting history. He wrote the song I Am Pegasus . If members have not heard it, I invite them to go on Spotify
to listen to it—actually, it may not be on Spotify anymore, but they
will be able to find it somewhere. It is a brilliant song. Ross Ryan was a graduate
of Albany Senior High School, and he would have loved to perform in the new
performing arts centre at Albany Senior High School.
Albany Senior High School is
celebrating its 100 th year, and this is a great milestone of that
history. It has an incredibly vibrant
instrumental music program, and these facilities will be utilised by students
and staff members. This is part of our government's commitment
to build infrastructure in our public education system to ensure that we have
facilities available for students, staff and the wider community. I know that
the member for Albany will enjoy going to performances at this beautiful new
centre. It was an incredibly proud moment to be there with the Premier, the
member for Albany and the wider Albany community to officially open this
fantastic facility. This is part of the Cook government's commitment to
delivering infrastructure projects across the state. It is one of 60
infrastructure projects in our education system that have been completed in the last 12 months. We have completed 60
educational infrastructure building and upgrade projects in the last 12 months, which is an outstanding
achievement by any government in history.
The SPEAKER : The member for
Cottesloe has the last question.
very much for the question on behalf of the member for Albany, who has been an
outstanding advocate for the improvement of educational facilities in her
electorate.
(1)–(2) Last Friday, I had the great pleasure to be down
in beautiful Albany with the Premier as we officially opened the beautiful new performing arts centre at Albany
Senior High School. This event was eagerly anticipated by the staff,
students and wider community. This government is all about ensuring the
community can also enjoy beautiful school facilities like performing arts
centres and sporting facilities.
This centre was a $9 million
project that included a large stage, green room, specialist music facilities,
foyer—just like a real theatre—and retractable seating for 200
people, with space for another 50 loose seats if required, plus storerooms.
Albany Senior High School has a strong history of performing arts talent, and
has famous alumni such as the current member for Albany, former Premier Alan
Carpenter and famous singer Ross Ryan. I have
been educating the Premier on Ross Ryan as I think the Premier only knows about the ''King'', Elvis Presley. Ross Ryan is an alumni
of Albany Senior High School and has an interesting history. He wrote the song I Am Pegasus . If members have not heard it, I invite them to go on Spotify
to listen to it—actually, it may not be on Spotify anymore, but they
will be able to find it somewhere. It is a brilliant song. Ross Ryan was a graduate
of Albany Senior High School, and he would have loved to perform in the new
performing arts centre at Albany Senior High School.
Albany Senior High School is
celebrating its 100 th year, and this is a great milestone of that
history. It has an incredibly vibrant
instrumental music program, and these facilities will be utilised by students
and staff members. This is part of our government's commitment
to build infrastructure in our public education system to ensure that we have
facilities available for students, staff and the wider community. I know that
the member for Albany will enjoy going to performances at this beautiful new
centre. It was an incredibly proud moment to be there with the Premier, the
member for Albany and the wider Albany community to officially open this
fantastic facility. This is part of the Cook government's commitment to
delivering infrastructure projects across the state. It is one of 60
infrastructure projects in our education system that have been completed in the last 12 months. We have completed 60
educational infrastructure building and upgrade projects in the last 12 months, which is an outstanding
achievement by any government in history.
The SPEAKER : The member for
Cottesloe has the last question.
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