House of Assembly Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2) 52 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Parliamentary Committees Parliamentary Committees Public Works Committee: Port Noarlunga Primary School Redevelopment PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE: PORT NOARLUNGA PRIMARY SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT Mr ODENWALDER House of Assembly Little Para Mr ODENWALDER (Little Para) (11:02): I move: That the 439^th report of the committee, entitled Port Noarlunga Primary School Redevelopment, be noted. The Department for Education and Child Development has proposed to establish new admin, resource and general learning areas on the Port Noarlunga Primary School site, at an estimated cost of $4.4 million, excluding GST. The proposed project aims to provide modern, efficient and functional areas for the delivery of primary education and care to the community of Port Noarlunga. The primary school redevelopment project will deliver one building, which will cater for the following: administration; library resource centre; four general learning areas, one serviced learning area, and associated support spaces and amenities; sealed staff and visitor parking; improved staff and student circulation; and demolition of existing timber buildings. This will make a significant and positive contribution to the families within the district and be of benefit to the community as a whole, and it will improve the accommodation for the school and avoid continuing and escalating high cost of maintenance to the existing school buildings. The project will provide modern educational accommodation, meet legislative compliance requirements and deliver DECD benchmark accommodation for primary school students. It will further provide opportunities for enhanced professional learning for all staff. The project is expected to be completed by June 2013. Given this, and pursuant to section 12C of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991, the Public Works Committee reports to parliament that it recommends the proposed public works. Mr PENGILLY House of Assembly Finniss Mr PENGILLY (Finniss) (11:04): The opposition supported this project in the Public Works Committee, and it has pleasure in supporting the report here today. Motion carried.