CALIFORNIA Gully Primary School\u2019s heritage-listed building is undergoing its first major renovations in about fifty years.<\/p>\n
Worth more than $5.5 million, the works are coming in time for a major milestone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe focus is on our original main building that was built in 1883, so celebrating 140 years this year,\u201d said principal Andrew Frawley. \u201cWe thought we should have a little bit of TLC occurring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe received some State funding from the government in 2021, after the process of planning and working through what we can achieve around improving our school.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternally, we\u2019ve had an opportunity to modernise and we\u2019re working through to make the spaces more useable and engaging to brighten up some of the spaces, but also have some flexibility in their use as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Frawley said there will also be new additions to both the inside and outside areas as part of the upgrades.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got two classroom spaces and also our professional learning and admin spaces are being improved and enhanced and there\u2019ll also be an art room going into that space as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really excited to have a permanent kitchen space, a part of our kitchen program for our kids.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo the rear of the school, we\u2019re also getting a community centre built that\u2019s connected to the building but not attached, so still abiding by the heritage expectations.<\/p>\n
\u201cCommunity\u2019s been really important to us, so to actually have a space set up for that use is really special and important for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a multiuse space, so we\u2019re hoping to use it for community events but also external events and encouraging different community groups to utilise this space as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
All going to plan, Mr Frawley said the school should be able to move back into the renovated heritage building towards the end of the year, with plans to hold an official opening in early 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CALIFORNIA Gully Primary School\u2019s heritage-listed building is undergoing its first major renovations in about fifty years. Worth more than $5.5 million, the works are coming in time for a major milestone. \u201cThe focus is on our original main building that was built in 1883, so celebrating 140 years this year,\u201d said principal Andrew Frawley. \u201cWe […]<\/p>\n