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Poles of value
Grade 6 pupils Arleen, Harsha, Madhur and Jethro with the value poles.
Four hand-carved poles representing the values of Tarneit Rise Primary School have been installed within the school grounds. Principal Nadia Bettio said each of the poles featured a different native Australian animal, representing each value – respect, kindness, responsibility and growth. Ms Bettio said pupils suggested for, and voted on, the animals to be featured on the poles, which were created by Brandon from BK Carvings. “We wanted for people who walk past the school to be really proud of the values and beautiful gardens,” she said. The ‘values poles’ have been welcomed by the wider Tarneit community. “There have been lots and lots of positive comments on our social media posts,” Ms Bettio said. The school was recently recognised at the annual Victorian Education Excellence Awards. Tarneit Rise Primary won the category of outstanding provision for high-ability students. Ms Bettio said the school was “very, very proud” to receive the award.
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Housing demand soars By Alesha Capone More than 17.000 people are waiting for social housing in the west of the state, including in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The state government recently released data about the number of Victorians waiting for social housing. The data shows that the west division, which includes Wyndham, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton, Brimbank and Greater Geelong, has the highest number of social housing applicants in the state. According to the data, 17,045 submissions were received in the September quarter, up from 16,467 in the June quarter.
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More than 10,160 people in the west are listed as needing “priority access” to a new home, including existing tenants who require relocation due to their current property being unsafe due to a reason such as family violence. Opposition spokesperson for Housing, Ryan Smith, said almost 53,000 Victorians are waiting for social housing. Community Information and Support Victoria (CISVic) – a peak body representing 55 local services that deliver emergency relief, information, support and referrals to people in need – has launched a campaign calling on the state government to build 7000 new social and public housing properties per year over
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the next decade. Community agencies, volunteers and students have made thousands of origami houses to raise awareness of the ‘A Home for Everyone’ campaign, which will be on display at The Foyer, Docklands until November 12. CISVic executive officer Kate Wheller said: “Our member agencies are being overwhelmed by people who are homeless or about to lose their home. “There is just not enough affordable housing for everyone. “We need to have a real, commitment to fix this problem once and for all.” A state government spokesperson said the
$5.3 billion Big Housing Build would result in more than 12,000 social housing homes being constructed across the state. “Work is already under way to deliver 111 new social housing homes in four projects in Werribee, Tarneit and Truganina,” the spokesperson said. “In addition to this, work on 20 new homes is underway in Wyndham as part of the government’s Building New Homes to Fight Homelessness program.” The spokesperson said the state government was working with community housing organisations, councils and community agencies to unlock land and increase the capacity of social housing providers.
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