The $400 million payout to help schools meet their property maintenance needs will also stimulate their communities. Announcing the fillip, she hoped local firms would get their chance to help local schools. Schools have two years to spend their allocation, and trades might have to juggle their workloads to meet the demand. Across the South, many schools nurse well-worn and well-loved facilities through to the next funding round. The Otago Chamber of Commerce and contractors assure us the region has the capacity to meet the immediate maintenance needs of our schools.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 03, 2019 15:22 UTC