Home Buyers Assistance Account grant scheme expansion

$9.8 Million for Infrastructure Upgrades at Melville Senior High School

By Kim Giddens MLA

20 December 2024

The Cook Labor Government has delivered a new sports hall and STEM classrooms at Melville Senior High School.

The $9.8 million state-of-the-art facility includes:

✅ a purpose-built sports hall with a full-sized gymnasium

✅ a cardio-focused fitness centre

✅ changeroom and toilet facilities

✅ two STEM classrooms with access to a planning room

The sports hall can open out onto the oval and existing hardcourts, providing a dynamic space that supports the school's growing number of students. A sprung timber floor playing surface pro

We know the housing market is putting pressure on WA families, especially first home buyers.

That’s why the Cook Labor Government is providing relief of $2,000 to eligible first home buyers when they’ve purchasing a home for $500,000 or less.

The Cook Labor Government will always do what’s right for WA.

The Cook Labor Government are driving a range of reforms to support more Western Australians achieve their home ownership goals, whether it’s through key stamp duty reforms, new Keystart loan products and through lifting property price limits to support first homebuyers.