Richard Wynne MP

Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne, today welcomed news local children’s services would receive resource kits and grants for minor works.

More than 1000 children’s services across the state will share in toys, books, learning kits and grants for minor works thanks to Brumby Labor Government funding of $1.5 million. Read more

Twenty kinders located across metropolitan and regional Victoria will run trials of 15 hours of kinder for children ahead of a National requirement to be introduced in 2013. Read more

Students at almost 340 of Victoria’s largest Government schools are surfing the internet at lightning fast speeds, thanks to a major broadband internet upgrade announced today by Education Minister Bronwyn Pike.

State Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne, visited North Fitzroy Primary School today with Ms Pike who said uploading podcasts and downloading multimedia will be a breeze for students at 79 of Victoria’s biggest Government schools when their broadband internet speed is increased from 10 to 50 megabits per second. Read more

The 100,000^th free children’s book was presented today as part of the Brumby Labor Government’s $2.1 million Young Readers Program.

Children and Early Childhood Development Minister Maxine Morand and State Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne, presented the milestone book to two-year-old Audrey Phan and her mother, Huong Nguyen, at the Maternal Child Health Centre in Fitzroy. Read more

State Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne said Victorian government schools will share in $7 million to purchase more computers for their students, with funding available before the start of the 2010 school year. Read more

New parents will continue to be provided with free pertussis vaccine until the end of the year under Brumby Labor Government moves to curb an increase in cases of whooping cough. Read more

Melbourne Girls College is set to enjoy 21st century learning spaces as part of the Brumby Labor Government’s $4.5 million to modernise its school.

State Member for Richmond Richard Wynne and Education Minister Bronwyn Pike today visited the Richmond school as capital works continued at the site. Read more

Victorian government schools will now enjoy free internet access from the first day of term one in 2010, Education Minister Bronwyn Pike announced today.

All Victorian government schools will have their internet charges covered by the Brumby Labor Government, saving schools projected costs of $9.5 million annually. Read more

State Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne was pleased that new national data shows Victorian students are at the top of the class in literacy and numeracy for the second year running.

Victoria ranked among the highest performing states and territories in the second annual National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests. Read more

Schools the Richmond electorate will be even more welcoming to people with a disability thanks to a new Brumby Labor Government resource kit.

State Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne said the kit aimed to assist in breaking down any fears or barriers towards people with a disability. Read more