❓ Mr. Woodhams questions the Minister for Education regarding the adequacy of cooking facilities at Halls Creek District High School, where 300 daily meals are prepared on a domestic range. The Minister acknowledges the issue and requests further details.
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HALLS CREEK DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL — STUDENTS’ MEALS
Given that the Halls Creek District High School now serves all students with three meals a day—that is, breakfast, recess and lunch—to encourage improved attendance and to facilitate the outlawing of junk food at the school — (1) Is the minister aware that the 300 individual meals per day must now be prepared on a standard domestic cooking range in the school’s home economics room and then packaged for the students to take to their classrooms? (2) Can the minister confirm that pleas by the school for a canteen have been rejected? (3) Is the minister prepared to make sure that the school gets this facility so that it can continue its healthy eating program; and, if not, why not? Mr M. McGOWAN
Given that the Halls Creek District High School now serves all students with three meals a day—that is, breakfast, recess and lunch—to encourage improved attendance and to facilitate the outlawing of junk food at the school — (1) Is the minister aware that the 300 individual meals per day must now be prepared on a standard domestic cooking range in the school’s home economics room and then packaged for the students to take to their classrooms? (2) Can the minister confirm that pleas by the school for a canteen have been rejected? (3) Is the minister prepared to make sure that the school gets this facility so that it can continue its healthy eating program; and, if not, why not? Mr M. McGOWAN
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(1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
(1) Is the minister aware that the 300 individual meals per day must now be prepared on a standard domestic cooking range in the school’s home economics room and then packaged for the students to take to their classrooms? (2) Can the minister confirm that pleas by the school for a canteen have been rejected? (3) Is the minister prepared to make sure that the school gets this facility so that it can continue its healthy eating program; and, if not, why not? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
(2) Can the minister confirm that pleas by the school for a canteen have been rejected? (3) Is the minister prepared to make sure that the school gets this facility so that it can continue its healthy eating program; and, if not, why not? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
(3) Is the minister prepared to make sure that the school gets this facility so that it can continue its healthy eating program; and, if not, why not? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
(1) Is the minister aware that the 300 individual meals per day must now be prepared on a standard domestic cooking range in the school’s home economics room and then packaged for the students to take to their classrooms? (2) Can the minister confirm that pleas by the school for a canteen have been rejected? (3) Is the minister prepared to make sure that the school gets this facility so that it can continue its healthy eating program; and, if not, why not? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
(2) Can the minister confirm that pleas by the school for a canteen have been rejected? (3) Is the minister prepared to make sure that the school gets this facility so that it can continue its healthy eating program; and, if not, why not? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
(3) Is the minister prepared to make sure that the school gets this facility so that it can continue its healthy eating program; and, if not, why not? Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
Mr M. McGOWAN replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for Greenough for the question. I do not think it is unreasonable to say that it would have been nice to have had a bit of notice of the question about the meals being provided at Halls Creek District High School. It might surprise the member for Greenough to know that we have 770 public schools throughout Western Australia and that I am not aware of the eating arrangements at every single one of them, except to say that we now have healthy canteen meals in all our schools throughout Western Australia. That has been a wonderful achievement by this government. If the member would like me to go into greater depth about our canteen policy, I am happy to do so. I am unaware of the issue that has been referred to, but if the member would like to provide me with further details, I can follow it up. Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
Mr T.G. Stephens : Minister, I was unaware as well and I am the local member! Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
Mr M. McGOWAN : I thank the member for Central Kimberley-Pilbara for his advice, and he is indeed very knowledgeable about his electorate. If the member for Greenough provides me with his questions, I will follow them up.
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