Schools from Mundaring to Cunderdin benefit from summer works program

29/1/02
Many students in the Midlands Education District will return to improved schools when they head back to school on February 4.
Minister for Education Alan Carpenter said more than $220,000 was spent over the summer break on air-cooling three schools in the district.
The work was part of a State-wide holiday building program that saw more than $20million spent on capital works and maintenance at Government schools over the six-week holiday.
"Five Midlands schools benefited from those works, mainly in the form of air-cooling," Mr Carpenter said.
"Bruce Rock District High School received internal repairs and renovations worth $100,000, while Gidgegannup, Mundaring and Sawyers Valley primary schools were air-cooled at a cost of $76,000, $106,000 and $41,000 respectively.
"In addition, the Cunderdin campus of the WA College of Agriculture had its asbestos roof replaced at a cost of $83,000."
Mr Carpenter said the works carried out or finalised over the summer holidays were a major part of the department's annual construction and maintenance program.
"As a result of the works program, thousands of students and staff will be working in great new surroundings this year," he said.
"The success of this year's program is due in large part to the effective working relationship of project teams from the Departments of Education and Housing and Works, their consultants and contractors."
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