Dozens of Victorian public schools upgrades delayed until after state election

Environment groups say nature and biodiversity has also been short-changed by the Victorian budget

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Dozens of Victorian public schools will be waiting until after the next state election for key infrastructure projects - promised by the then premier Daniel Andrews in 2022 - to come to fruition.

Prior to the November 2022 state election, Andrews pledged to spend $850m upgrading 89 schools, to be completed by the end of 2026. The upgrades were later extended to 96 schools.

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