Local Member Mia Davies MLA has launched her annual Christmas card competition and this year for the first time is opening it up to all children aged between six and eleven years old who live in the Central Wheatbelt electorate. Previously Ms Davies has invited schools in her electorate to nominate classes to participate in…
Member for Geraldton Ian Blayney welcomes the recent funding allocation to four primary schools in Geraldton but is disappointed that it’s taken this long for the Labor Government to recognise the importance of education in Geraldton. “It’s great to see funding finally being injected into Geraldton primary schools given that they have been overlooked for…
The Nationals WA will seek to include mandatory agriculture units in the WA curriculum after a motion was successfully passed at the Party’s State Conference in Exmouth last weekend. Education spokesperson Peter Rundle said the introduction of a compulsory agriculture curriculum in primary and secondary schools would have many benefits. “A greater emphasis on agriculture…
The State Government has failed to resolve issues related to flood damage and mould which has forced more than 80 students out of their classrooms at Castletown Primary School. The Nationals education spokesperson and local MP Peter Rundle said the State Government ruled out any capital works to address the situation in Parliament last week.…