Mary Porter Image Gallery 2006 - Image 30
Mary accepting the Giralang School petition from Liz Beard and Viv Pearce

Since the announcement that the Government would rationalise the number of schools in Canberra, Mary Porter has been working with the communities in her electorate that may be affected to ensure the best possible social and educational outcomes for all children whose parents choose to have them educated in the public system.

"Doing nothing is not an option" Mary said, "we have been loosing 1% of students from the public sector for over a decade and if that trend continues there will be more students in the private sector than the public by 2010."

Image First Published: 
15/09/2006
Image ID: 
2006#30