Stefan Bradley
WOODSIDE Primary School’s recently announced maintenance funding will go towards their emergency shelter building and roof works, the Department of Education (DoE) has told the Gippsland Times.
Woodside Primary School has received $517,303 to address outcomes of the Rolling Facilities Evaluation as reported in last Tuesday’s issue (13/08/24). DoE says this includes works to achieve compliance on the school’s Shelter-in-Place building and roof works.
Roof works were identified during the Rolling Facilities Evaluation completed in August 2023, with investigations to fully scope the required maintenance completed by the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) earlier in 2024.
The scope of works for Shelter-in-Place compliance relate to installing non-combustible materials to the roof, replacement of windows and doors, removal of vegetation within 10 metres of the building, sealing joints and replacement of the verandah.
The Rolling Facilities Evaluation is conducted by the VSBA and involves assessments of school building’s conditions, which also includes infrastructure such as car parks, footpaths and fencing at Victorian government schools. These findings will be detailed by the VSBA in a Condition Assessment Report. The evaluation is delivered on a rolling five-year cycle and around 300 schools will be assessed each year. This data is used to inform where investment in maintenance needs to be prioritised.
“Woodside Primary School is one of 77 schools identified for maintenance works as part of the Planned Maintenance Program,” a DoE spokesperson said.
“This program is about ensuring that every Victorian student has access to a high-quality education in the best classrooms and schools.”
Woodside was the only school from Wellington among the 77 sharing funds as part of the August 2024 announcement of 2023–24 Planned Maintenance Funding.
