Warracknabeal Education Precinct

08/09/2023

Today was an exciting day! The official opening of our Warracknabeal Education Precinct.

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank some of the community members who fought so hard to draw attention to this project and took part in the Finish What You Started campaign.

From Stacey Drage who stood out the front of the supermarket and basketball stadium to garner community support and get signatures on postcards. Karly Kirk for her dogged relationship-building with all our local politicians (and very nearly turning into a stalker!)
Kate Liersch and Kazz Inkster for bringing their communication expertise to the campaign.
Tracy Dart and Melanie Wallis for strategic support and Kelly Schultz for helping with article writing to kick off the campaign.

To Jaala Pulford and Stuart Grimley for their support in parliament.

To the students from Warracknabeal Secondary College who shared their stories for the campaign.

A special thank you to ALL those who supported us behind the scenes signed postcards or offered help when needed.

To our local media for their ongoing support of our campaign Warracknabeal Herald The Weekly Advertiser Wimmera Mail-Times The Weekly Times ABC Wimmera Dave Lennon and Jess Black for bringing our story into the spotlight initially on ABC News and former student Jack Quick Quick for his piece.

To the principals and staff of Warracknabeal Primary School Warracknabeal Secondary College and Warracknabeal Special Developmental School who never gave up hope.

We did it.

25/04/2023

IT’S FINISHED!

Our students, staff and community having their first assembly in our new school.
So happy and proud for our community.

10/06/2020

Or in other words "finishing what you started!"
We are so excited and grateful.

It's A bloody great thing for our kids, our community and our economy.

Warracknabeal’s getting new schools, and plenty of new jobs too.

We’ve announced an additional $19.8 million to help finish the Warracknabeal Education Precinct.

It’s on top of the $6 million we’ve already committed – and the funding will cover the rebuild of Warracknabeal Primary and Secondary College, and Warracknabeal Special Developmental School too.

We’re building new administration areas, a gym and function room. This funding will also help complete the primary school classrooms, new outdoor and sensory areas, woodworking and metal fabrication facilities and a new gallery and art space.

The upgrade will help ensure that Warracknabeal students have access to a world-class education and some of the best facilities around.

And the build will create direct jobs for local builders, plasterers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, landscapers and more.

It's just one of over $2.7 billion in building projects we're fast-tracking to keep Victorians in jobs and kickstart the state's economy.

And companies contracted to build it will have to prioritise locals who've lost their jobs during coronavirus before anyone else.

We're building more schools.

We're creating more jobs.

And we're strengthening Victoria's economy too.

18/05/2020

THANK YOU!
Thank you for believing in our community and our kids Jaala Pulford MP James Merlino Dan Andrews
Stuart Grimley MP Andy Meddick MP Emma Kealy for Lowan
Wimmera Southern Mallee Regional Partnership Wimmera Development Association Inc
Yarriambiack Shire Council in particular Jessie Holmes and Mayor Graeme Massey Warracknabeal Action Group - WAG

To our local media for their ongoing support of our campaign Warracknabeal Herald The Weekly Advertiser Wimmera Mail-Times The Weekly Times ABC Wimmera Dave Lennon and Jess Black for bringing our story into the spotlight initially on ABC News and former student Jack Quick for his piece.

To the principals and staff of Warracknabeal Primary School Warracknabeal Secondary College and Warracknabeal Special Developmental School who never gave up hope.

We did it! $19.8million to complete the Warracknabeal Education Precinct.

17/05/2020

Guess who is going to finish what was started?

We are!!

Its been announced today that Warracknabeal Education precinct has been allocated $19.8 Million to finish our schools!!

Thank you James Merlino and Jaala Pulford MP for all your hard work.
Special shout out to Stuart Grimley MP and his office who have been solid supporters right from the beginning.

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19/04/2020

An insight into our wonderful teachers and staff. James Merlino

20/02/2020

It was a very positive meeting today with James Merlino and Jaala Pulford MP.

Sadly James had left his cheque book at home but he seems to genuinely want to .

He couldn't promise how much or even if we were definetly getting funding this budget, as it's all still being locked in but he is well aware of our situation and agrees it's urgent.

He didn't exactly say it but we think he is pretty excited about the idea of coming out to visit the now infamous metropolis of Warracknabeal. 😁

Thanks also to Jessie Holmes and Mayor Massey from the Yarriambiack shire for their support.

18/02/2020

Current mood = EXCITED!

After months of hard work by Team W.E.P and our community, we are beside ourselves to let you all know we are meeting with James Merlino and Jaala Pulford MP this Thursday.

Discussing all things Warracknabeal Education Precinct.

We want to show James and Jaala how much it means to our community to have this project finished asap.

What does it mean to you?

05/12/2019

Super excited about this James Merlino

Our diary is clear so let us know when suits.

17/10/2019

Hopefully James Merlino reads The Weekly Times.

FAMILIES of students at three Warracknabeal public schools are desperate for more government funds to complete building works on a construction project that has dragged on for 16 years.

10/10/2019

Click through to this post and let James know how you feel about the lack of funding for Warracknabeal Education Precinct.