Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Students at Traralgon College and Latrobe Special Developmental School are a step closer to the facilities they deserve, with Hede Architects Pty Ltd appointed to design Stage 1 of the Traralgon Education Regeneration Project.

HEDE has established a reputation for design of buildings for people with disabilities. They are involved in the following projects: Western Autistic School, Northern School for Autism, Port Phillip Specialist School, Eastern Ranges School, Yarra Ranges SDS and Warrnambool SDS.

Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Harriet Shing today announced the appointment.

The $6 million includes delivering modern infrastructure for Latrobe Special Developmental School and Traralgon College

The Labor Government is building the Education State so every Victorian student can get a great education and every community has access to a great local school.

This includes an unprecedented $3.8 billion investment to improve classrooms, upgrade facilities and build new schools across the state.

This school building boom has delivered more than 1,300 school upgrades and 70 new school projects across the state, supporting more than 5,000 construction jobs for Victorians.

To find out more about new schools and upgrades to schools in Gippsland visit the Victorian School Building Authority website at www.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au.

Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Harriet Shing

“Appointing the architect is an exciting first step towards delivering the modern, safe and stimulating facilities that staff and students at Traralgon College and Latrobe Special Developmental School deserve.”

“Traralgon College and Latrobe Special Developmental School have fantastic staff and students and we are making sure they have state of the art facilities to match.”