Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes visited Eildon Primary School today to confirm that they will receive $4.8 million to upgrade and modernise the school- ensuring that staff, students and the school community will have first class facilities that they can be proud of.

Whether it’s helping with the cost of living, making sure our kids can be their best, record funding for our healthcare system or continuing to invest in more of the services families rely on – the Victorian Budget 2024/25 invests in our community.

With the current cost of living, covering supplies and extracurricular activities can be hard on families doing it tough. Uniforms, camps and excursions – it all adds up.

That’s why we are providing a one-off School Saving Bonus to help cover the costs. This $400 bonus will help make sure our kids have everything they need for the school day, supporting families with children at government schools and families at our non-government schools who need it most.

Dedicated to helping cover the cost of learning essentials and the extracurriculars that make school fun – we’ll work with schools to make it available for the start of the 2025 school year.

We’re also tripling our free Glasses for Kids program – making sure even more young Victorians can be their best in the classroom, and beyond. Having already helped 34,000 kids across our state – this investment will help 74,000 more, providing free vision screening and prescription glasses for students who need it.

And because we know that learning isn’t limited to the classroom, we’re investing $6 million to extend our Get Active Kids vouchers – providing up to $200 to help eligible families with the cost of sporting club registration, uniforms and equipment.

Quotes attributable to Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes

“I am pleased that Eildon Primary School can get on with their upgrade, the Allan Labor Government is focused on helping families in Northern Victoria, delivering the projects and services our community deserves.”

“From the $400 School Saving Bonus to free vision tests and glasses for kids who need them, this Budget provides real cost of living support for local families.”