Charlton schools benefit from additional $42 million Chaplaincy funding
Media Release
The Hon Greg Combet MP
Federal Member for Charlton
Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science
Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change
24 November 2009
Member for Charlton, Greg Combet, today welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that an additional $42 million will be provided to extend the National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP).
The additional funding will ensure the NSCP will continue to December 2011, for all schools currently being funded under the program.
Ten schools in the Charlton Electorate have benefited from more than $500,000 for chaplaincy services under the program.
Mr Combet said the program’s extension shows the great impact that the chaplaincy services have on the wellbeing of local students.
“Many of our local schools try to provide for the wellbeing of their students and the School Chaplaincy Program has helped them do this,” Mr Combet said.
The $42 million announced by the Prime Minister today is in addition to the $165 million already dedicated to Australian school communities to provide chaplaincy services.
To date, the program has funded approximately 2 700 schools across Australia.
During 2010, the Government will further examine the benefits of chaplaincy in Australian schools, and will consult widely with stakeholders on future options.
Further information about the National School Chaplaincy Program is available at:
www.deewr.gov.au/schoolchaplaincy