Education Minister Grace Grace on Thursday officially opened a $7.04 million learning and music block at Dalby State School, two years after fire destroyed a 156-year-old heritage-listed building.
On April 24 2017, a blaze gutted the school’s administration space, staffroom and music hall, while other classrooms were extensively damaged by smoke and water.
The building was one of the oldest school buildings in Queensland built in 1861. The new building was funded with the Dalby community’s support with over $144,000 donated to the school by 258 different local sources such as businesses, other schools and families.