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● Colin Brooks, Bundoora MLA to the Greensborough College, ■ “There is more happening and that has now been comnow than I can say has happleted, along with new sports pened in decades,” Bundoora fields which were funded by MLA Colin Brooks told State the North East Link Program. Parliament this month. “There have been upgrades “The North East Link is litto Watsonia Heights Primary erally changing the face of School, Watsonia Primary transport in the north-east of Melbourne – a massive ning more often. The combi- School, Watsonia North Prination of a North East Link, mary School and Bundoora project,” Mr Brooks said. “It gives me great pleasure when it is finished, that takes Primary School, and funding to see in local shopping cen- trucks off local roads and gets is being provided to Bundoora tres so many people, particu- them onto that link and a better Secondary College for their larly young people, with boots public transport system in the upgrade as well. “So this is a significant upand hard hats on, working on a north-east cannot be underesgrade, and we know that there project and going in to buy their timated. “Along with that there are a are more schools that need to lunch, supporting local busiwhole raft of schools that are be upgraded as well. nesses. “Diamond Hills Preschool “There is the ability to di- in different stages of redevelrect so many young people who opment or upgrades in my elec- and Greensborough Preschool will receive upgrades as come to my office looking for torate. “ Greensborough College well, so these are significant work and training opportunities to the jobs hub at North East has been completed. That is a investments in education and Link in Watsonia, where they college that was mentioned in early education. can find out more about work- the Treasurer’s very first “I was very pleased to see ing on that wonderful project. speech when the Andrews the investment of $101 million “Alongside that is a great Government came to office in La Trobe University’s sports public transport project, the along with, I think, Essendon precinct, which will become Hurstbridge line upgrade, Keilor College if I am correct. the home of the Matildas, the which the member for Eltham “They were the two schools home of Football Victoria and and I are keenly involved in in that were mentioned as being the home of Rugby Victoria as terms of communicating the quite run down and in need of well.” benefits to our local commu- being rebuilt. Mr Brooks said this is imnity. “In the spirit of the Andrews portant for the benefits for “That involves a brand new Labor Government in follow- sports and the students who station at Greensborough, a ing through with its election study sportsrelated fields. brand new station at Mont- commitments, we have deliv- Funding came at an important morency and more trains run- ered three stages of upgrades time for the university.
NE Link is key to progress
■ After an absence of two years the legendary Eltham Jazz Festival is returningfor a free day/night concert in the Eltham Town Centre, on Saturday February 25. Organizers of the Festival have engaged a rich selection of artists and band,s hoping to return the Eltham Festival into the top ten jazz festival in the world. Eltham Festival held this honour several years ago and hopes this prestigious ranking can be regained in 2023-24. Talented jazz, blues, soul, and funk bands, including The Shuffle Club, Para Para Band, The McNamarr Project, Soul Sacrifice - The Music of Santana, and local students from St Helena Secondary College, will perform at the Festival from 11.30am to 11.30pm. Attendees can enjoy a variety of cuisines and locally-produced wine, gin and beer. There will also be free kids' activities such as face painting, a jumping castle, and craft activities between 1pm and 5pm on Pryor Street.
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