Government advocacy priorities | September 2026
Safe places.
Active children.
A connected community.
Coburg North Primary School Council is seeking targeted Victorian Government action on three connected priorities that protect children now and prepare our community for future growth.
Our priorities
Three practical investments with daily impact
Each priority has a clear government pathway and a measurable benefit for students, families and the wider Coburg North community.
Renew the multipurpose sports hall
Replace the end-of-life floor, complete associated safety works and address the hall's severe acoustic problems.
Government ask: commit capital funding through the next available pathway.View this priority 02Sport and wellbeingUpgrade the oval and outdoor sports precinct
Remediate the unsafe playing surface and deliver the infrastructure needed for reliable school and community sport.
Government ask: scope and fund a complete grounds improvement package.View this priority 03Road safetyDeliver a protected Gaffney Street crossing
Create a safe route between Bishop and Jersey streets before the new kindergarten adds further pedestrian demand.
Government ask: assess urgently and establish a funded delivery pathway before 2028.View this priorityOne connected outcome
A safer, healthier and more connected Coburg North
- 1
Fund urgent hall renewal through the Department of Education and VSBA capital works pathways.
- 2
Scope and fund the outdoor precinct as a daily school asset with managed community use.
- 3
Set a crossing delivery pathway led by DTP with Merri-bek City Council before the kindergarten opens.
Ready to progress
We welcome an on-site meeting
The school can provide facility assessments, photographs, supporting correspondence, community-use evidence and local active-travel data. We invite government representatives to visit CNPS, inspect the sites and agree the responsible agency, next decision point and delivery timeframe for each priority.