$16.35M for rural educationin Tasmania

Rural, regional and disadvantaged communities across the State will benefit from an increased presence of the Tasmanian Polytechnic and Academy through a $16.35 million boost to rural education, Premier David Bartlett said today. "We're listening to demands for better access to education and training and this is another example of us delivering on that. "Just because people live outside the main population centres they should not be denied opportunity. "Our retention rates in Tasmania in the past have not been good enough.