Optimism is radiating from a state premier and her soft launch of an election campaign centred on economic growth and a vow to keep up the good fight.
Jacinta Allan addressed party faithful at Labor's Victorian state conference on Saturday, unveiling plans to fund a new generation of apprentices to address significant workforce shortages.
Doing so, she drew on the experience of her father, Peter Allan, who worked as a linesman at the State Electricity Commission.
