Parliamentary Committees

Public Works Committee: Pennington School R-7 Redevelopment Project

Mr CREGAN (Kavel) (11:02): I move:

That the sixth report of the committee, entitled Pennington School R-7 Redevelopment Project, be noted.

Pennington School R-7 is located on Butler Avenue in Adelaide's northern suburbs. The school is highly diverse, both culturally and socio-economically, and caters for students with disabilities, Aboriginal students and children at risk, with traumatic backgrounds. The redevelopment of the school will optimise the use of space within existing buildings and, when completed, will provide updated learning environments and indoor and outdoor connectivity with creative and flexible spaces.

Those spaces will enable wider engagement with the school community, support integration and foster interaction with the wider community, as I mentioned. When completed, the school will provide accommodation for about 400 students. The estimated total cost of the project is $4.5 million, and it is expected to be completed by February 2020.

The Public Works Committee has examined written and oral evidence in relation to this project. The committee has been assured that all acquittals have been received from the Department of Treasury and Finance, Premier and Cabinet and the Crown Solicitor and that the works and procedures are lawful. The committee is satisfied that the proposal has been subject to appropriate agency consultation and meets the criteria for examination proposals as described in the Parliamentary Committees Act. We recommend the proposed public works.

Motion carried.