By Casey Neill
Old buildings are making way for a $3.5 million upgrade at Chandler Park Primary School.
Work got underway at the Keysborough school last month and is expected to be completed mid next year.
Education Minister James Merlino said the upgrade would include studios, a library and administration building, and a Da Vinci Studio for art and science projects.
As part of the project, licensed asbestos removal specialists completed asbestos-related works at the school during the holidays.
On 31 March last year, a state-wide asbestos audit including 1712 State Government school sites identified where asbestos was, the risk it posed, and how best to manage it prior to removal.
The government has since removed all identified high-risk asbestos, at 497 school sites.
Stable asbestos-containing material in good condition will be scheduled for removal in the long-term as part of capital works projects.
