Gowanbrae Community and Children’s Centre

The Editor
Moreland Leader

Dear Editor,

A clarification is needed to the article “Opening is an exciting milestone” (Moreland Leader November 7, 2011).

Your article states “It was partly funded by the State Government” – let there be no misunderstanding, it was the previous Labor Government who contributed $500,000 to this Gowanbrae Community and Children’s Centre.  The current State Government has
in fact cut specific programs that provided funding to help build children’s centres, like Gowanbrae, so Victoria’s population growth will no longer be matched with investment in
children’s services.

I am concerned this Gowanbrae centre may very well be the last centre in the
State built with a contribution from the State Government.

Christine Campbell MP
Member for Pascoe Vale