VIC: Schools safe in funding cuts: Delahunty = 2

AAP General News (Australia)
02-02-2000
VIC: Schools safe in funding cuts: Delahunty = 2

State opposition education spokesman Phil Honeywood said it would be impossible to
cut $50 million and not affect education.

"The Auditor-General as well as the National Council of Education ... have both said
that Victoria's Education Department is the leanest and smallest department of any state
in Australia," Mr Honeywood told 3AW.

"It's going to have to affect education programs.

"You can only make these $50 million cuts by actually affecting kids in the classroom."

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KEYWORD: SCHOOLS VIC 2 MELBOURNE (REOPENS)

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