The Andrews Labor Government is supporting kindergartens in Werribee to help plan their future infrastructure projects, creating extra places for three- and four-year-old children in growing areas across the state.

Member for Werribee Tim Pallas announced BasicNeeds Australia is one of 39 recipients sharing in $5 million worth of Building Blocks Planning Grants of up to $150,000 each, helping them plan and design infrastructure projects that support the Labor Government’s statewide roll-out of Three-Year-old Kindergarten. Grants can support the preparations for a project, or a pipeline of projects, that might seek future Building Blocks construction grant funding. The grants can be used for work such as planning scope development, design preparation, soil investigations or construction costing works.

In an Australian-first, the Government has invested almost $5 billion to deliver a full 15 hours of Three-Year-Old Kinder to children across the state over this decade, with the roll-out beginning in selected areas in 2020 and expanding in 2022 to support five hours of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten statewide.

To find out more, visit schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au/Pages/Building-Blocks-Grants-Planning.

Quote attributable to Member for Werribee Tim Pallas “Congratulations to BasicNeeds Australia for their Planning Grant – I can’t wait to see their projects come to life to grow kinders in Werribee.”

Quote attributable to Minister for Early Childhood Ingrid Stitt “The new planning grants will help kinders plan projects that increase places for more kids, while removing the financial burden of planning costs that may be a barrier to important projects getting started.”