LABOR candidate for Mornington, Kerry Macdonald has welcomed last week’s funding announcements for local schools, and the news that a free dental clinic will be opened in Frankston under a re-elected Labor government.
Macdonald’s biggest announcement for the week was Labor’s $13.6m commitment to make upgrades at Mornington Secondary College.
“Every student deserves a great local school and Labor will deliver the modern learning facilities Mornington Secondary College needs for its students to learn and thrive,” said Macdonald.
“Labor has been working with the college for a year or so on plans to upgrade the school and a re-elected Labor government will make this happen with $13.6 million to deliver this important project for the MSC school community”.
Labor have also announced they will invest $510k to upgrade facilities at Mount Martha Primary School and $200k to build an outdoor inclusive sensory play space at Kunyung Primary School.
Last week, Premier Carroll visited Peninsula University Hospital to announce that a re-elected Labor government will open a free dental clinic in Frankston.
“Mornington electorate residents will be able to walk in for free check-ups and treatment, including fillings, root canals and extractions. The most urgent cases, including people with dental pain, swelling or injuries, will be treated first,” said Macdonald.
The clinic will open seven days a week, from 9am to 9pm on weekdays and 9am to 5pm on weekends, making it easier to get care around work and family commitments.
“Free dental builds on Labor’s Smile Squad, which has already provided free dental care to more than 175,000 students at school. Now, Labor will extend access to free care to adults too,” said Macdonald.
“The Liberals have stated they will not set up state-run walk-in dental clinics to compete with private dentists and their promise to cut public services by $22 billion will severely affect frontline services in health, education and police.”
First published in the Mornington News – 10 November 2026
