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6 August, 2026

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VICTORIA’S 50th premier Ben Carroll made a fleeting visit to Wedderburn College in 2024 for a briefing on the college‘s $12.9 million upgrade.

VICTORIA’S 50th premier Ben Carroll made a fleeting visit to Wedderburn College in 2024 for a briefing on the college‘s $12.9 million upgrade.

The visit was used by Mr Carroll and Ms Haylett to again promote Wedderburn College’s selection as the site of Loddon’s first child care centre which he said would bring future benefits and flexibility for parents.

A community campaign convinced both major political parties to back a child care centre in 2022 although the Government has been under fire this year for diverting a $5 million federal promise for Loddon child care to pay for the Wedderburn centre after it had already been built and opened.

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