Dalwood Parents Action Group

Local parents say the Coalition's Dalwood promise is a vote winner - by Kelly Fuller

 For more than two years local parents have been involved in the battle to save the Dalwood Assessment Centre and the Palm Avenue School.

The school was based in Sydney suburb of Seaforth and provided support for country students who had severe learning difficulties.

Last year the state government closed the school and announced it would provide similar services at a children's hospital in Sydney.

Today the Nationals announced that Coaltition government would reinstate the Dalwood Assessment Centre and offer the service from Royal Far West

in Manly.

We spoke the Nationals candidate for Tamworth, Kevin Anderson about the election promise this morning.

We also spoke to local woman, Angela Brown, whose son attended the school and has been part of the campaign to have the school reinstated.

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