School building boom continues despite $200 million cost blowout
The Age
23-05-23 03:25
Construction cost increases have led the Andrews government to allocate hundreds of millions of dollars more to school building projects. The budget for new schools announced last year has risen by over $200m. A $29.83m contingency fund for 13 previously announced projects has also been added to the cost of Victoria’s school-building program, in addition to several other projects that are set to be increased due to “market escalation in the construction sector.” Four schools primed for significant growth are to be expanded at a cost of $89.75m, while $204.8m is to be spent recruiting more teachers to address a teacher shortage in the state.