Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, , 6:15:07 to 6:19:02
Updates on new childcare services and Commonwealth funding for projects in Devonport, Westbury, and other Tasmanian communities.
Topics: Infrastructure, Education
Speakers: Mr. Nathan Smyth, Speaker 14, Speaker 24, Mr. Tony Cook, Unknown Speaker
>> uh, thank you very much. Um, and I would just like to get an update on the, um, new recent services recently announced for Devport. Um, and in addition to that, the six additional um, services uh, for Tasmania. Um, and looking at the amount of Commonwealth funding um, that will be included and how many places it's going to deliver for the community.
>> Thanks, Senator. I'll just get them all out here. So, we're talking about the building early education fund and the six projects as you said including two election commitments in Tasmania. Uh Mr. Smyth, I'll hand to you. Thank you,
Senator Nathan Smyth, uh deputy secretary and senior responsible officer for the building early education fund. Um just get to my points for you in a So in Tasmania uh we have three election commitments. That is uh the Westbury Primary School for $5 million. Uh that's for 36 places. Uh Huanville Primary School for $5 million. Uh and uh that is for 130 places. Additional I think is around 45 for that particular service. Um and uh and then the other uh election commitment is Devonport childcare centers which is Mal and Jenna. Uh that is uh in the process of negotiation. Uh the other two were finalized through federation funding agreements with the Tasmanian government. >> Yes. >> Uh this is actually a grant and uh we've issued grant guidelines. Uh Malenna have responded. Uh we're in the process now of negotiating uh the grant agreement. We haven't reached a final conclusion yet. Uh it also relies on the land transfer from Tasmanian TA to the uh to the operator as well. We hope to conclude that uh over the coming weeks.
>> It's a fantastic uh place for a um for early childhood education. I min visited there with Minister Walsh not long ago and um and an Urkett. Um it was absolutely fantastic. um to have the minister down. Um what else? Uh any other um centers or um opportunities for Tasmania at the moment?
>> Yes, Senator. There are a number of others. There's St. Mary's uh which is a $4 million commitment for 24 places. Uh Rosetta, a $5 million commitment for 36 places. Bruny Island, $3.5 million for 20 places. And Bothwell, which is a $3 million commitment for 20 places.
Fantastic. Um so um so families um at Winkham uh we expect these to be delivered and when Winkham families expect to see these additional places in the um in the community. The Senator the
um delivery starts our expectation at this point is that Brun Island is the first one delivered in September next year. Uh and then um following that we have two expected to open in March of 28 which is Westbury and Huanville. Uh and then September 28 St. Mary's, Rosetta and Bothwell.
>> Okay, fantastic. Um that is all I had for that one. Thank you very much. Thank you.
>> Um sorry Miss Cotching just had one
point to raise as well. Also one project we recently announced in Travalan in Lawest in Tasmania through our large grants funding round as well which we've just announced with Good Start. I
>> I'm sorry I didn't quite hear that one
>> Sorry. We've just announced one additional project in Travelan in LCS in Tasmania with Good Start who is our recipient from our large rounds funding round.
>> Fantastic. Thank you very much. Thanks minister for your work in Tazzy as well.