We know the positive impact healthy eating can have on a student’s performance at school.
I saw that firsthand at Marsden State School last month when I visited volunteers from Food Bank handing out delicious nutritious breakfasts to happy smiling children.
That’s why we’re putting an additional $2 million on the table to further assist state schools who already do a great job providing food support, including breakfast programs.
The extra funding announced today is in addition to the additional $2.7 million announced in the 2023-24 State Budget for the government’s successful school breakfast program.
This is a wonderful initiative for the Woodridge Electorate as almost every single state primary and secondary school in the electorate currently has a breakfast program.
Schools with the highest level of need have been prioritised under the initiative.
Under the initiative $500,000 has been set aside for grants of up to $20,000 for external food providers, such as registered charities, to provide food services direct to schools.
The uptake so far by schools in the Woodridge Electorate demonstrates the strong community spirit within all of Logan.
It also reflects the affect the national cost of living pressures are having on all of those in the community.
That’s why the Palaszczuk Government is investing a record $8.2 billion in 2023-24 to help ease cost of living pressure for Queensland families.
The concessions, including $1.5 billion in energy rebates, are seeing benefits with families in Logan already receiving reduced power bills.
The rebates mean that every single household are receiving at least $550 and small businesses receive $650 off their electricity bills.
Importantly, pensioners and concession card holders are eligible for up to $1072 off their bills.
This rebate will mean some people aren’t paying anything for electricity.
This rebate is taking pressure off households dealing with the cost-of-living pressure while simultaneously lowering power prices, which is having a deflationary impact on inflation.
Another cost-of-living measurer was the introduction of free kindy which will see families in logan save up to $4600 a year.
Free kindergarten is for the 15 hours Government-approved kindergarten program per week, or 600 hours of free kindy per year.
