Victorian School Building Authority

The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is a statutory authority of the Government of Victoria which is responsible for the construction of new government schools and infrastructure improvements at existing schools. It was established by the Andrews Government as part of the 2016 Victorian Budget.[2] A number of the VSBA's new schools are so-called "vertical schools" on inner city sites, a previously unexplored concept in Victoria.[3] The authority has also been implicated in a controversy about the removal of trees at the request of the Melbourne Cricket Club during the construction of Beaumaris Secondary College.[4]

Victorian School Building Authority
TypeGovernment agency
FoundedAugust 2016
Headquarters33 St Andrews Place,
Melbourne
,
Australia
Key people
Chris Keating (CEO)[1]
ParentDepartment of Education and Training (Victoria)
Websitewww.schoolbuildings.vic.gov.au

References
  1. Price, Julian (22 October 2016). "Local anger over plans to remove 229 trees from Beaumaris high school". 3AW News. 3AW Melbourne. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. Anderson, Stephanie (8 August 2016). "Sod turned on Melbourne's first 'vertical' public school". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  3. Cook, Henrietta (3 March 2017). "Going high on High Street, Prahran with $25m vertical school to hit the heights". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. Spooner, Rania (22 October 2016). "Fight to save hundreds of trees at future Beaumaris Secondary College site". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.