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Joseph Dunstan, Ashleigh Barraclough and staff

Victorian state election pledges on offer from Labor, Liberals, Nationals and the Greens

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With Victoria's November 26 state election just around the corner, the whirlwind of promises and policies is intensifying.

To help you keep up, we'll be updating this story each week with some of the pledges from the Labor government and Liberal-National opposition, as well as the priorities of the Greens.

We're drawing on party announcements and the list being kept by Victoria's independent Parliamentary Budget Office, which you can see on their website in full.

As you'll see, many of the government's commitments that extend into the next few years were unveiled in the state budget, while the opposition has been rolling out a raft of more specific commitments as the campaign heats up.

Transport and infrastructure

Labor

The Suburban Rail Loop, a massive infrastructure project connecting the city's suburbs in an orbital loop, likely to cost around $200 billion to build and run to 2084-85
Deliver cheaper public transport fares (V/Line ticket prices capped at the maximum metropolitan fare), more VLocity trains and extra weekend services on regional rail network - $1 billion
The Melbourne Airport rail link
Invest $650 million in better train services to the western suburbs
New train stations for Keilor East, Tarneit West and Truganina
Ongoing level crossing removals, with a goal to remove 85 crossings by 2025
Rebuild of Melton station and rail line upgrade to boost capacity
The recent state budget included $338 million for new trains, train services and level crossing removals
Upgrade Watson Street and Hume Freeway interchange in Wallan - $130m
Upgrading roads in Wyndham Vale - $120m
Upgrade Boronia Station - $60m
New bus service for Eynesbury to connect residents to Melton
Extend bus services in Maddingley on the outskirts of Bacchus Marsh
Upgrade intersections in Bacchus Marsh, Cranbourne and Point Cook - $174m
Deliver a new shared user path between Montmorency and Eltham
Deliver a safer Hall Road in Carrum Downs
Deliver a safer Fletcher Road in Frankston - $1m

Liberal-National

Shelve the government's Suburban Rail Loop, to redirect funds to health projects
Run an "urgent, independent audit" on all major projects in a bid to rein in billion-dollar cost blowouts
Build Airport Rail Link
Guarantee 25 per cent of all government capital investment for infrastructure projects in regional Victoria, in first term of government
Invest $10 billion over the next decade to maintain roads
Cap public transport fares at $2 a day for full-fare holders and $1 for concession commuters — the costing for this policy is disputed
Change minimum P-plate age to 17
Introduce ConnectVic app for digital drivers licences and Mykis
Cap return airfares between Melbourne and Mildura at $100
Audit the new V/Line fleet for disability access
A series of upgrades to roads in Melbourne's west worth $1.5 billion
Extend the Frankston rail line to Baxter - $971m
Extend and fully electrify the Cranbourne rail line to Clyde - $928m
Build the Kilmore bypass - $300m
Re-establish Country Roads and Bridges Program - $288m
Fund the next stage of the Ballarat Link Road project, to ease traffic congestion - $278m
Upgrade Mornington Peninsula Freeway - $175m
Deliver 45 new or expanded bus services across the state - $160m
A $150 million program to boost mobile phone coverage in regional and rural areas
Extend route 75 tram from Vermont South to Westfield Knox - $134m
Complete stage two of the Barwon Heads Road duplication - $125m
Extend route 48 tram to Balwyn North and Doncaster - $102m
Free public transport for Victoria's nurses - $100m
Upgrade Ballan Road - $87m
Upgrade Evans Road in Cranbourne - $87m
Deliver upgrade for Governor Road - $57m
Duplicate Racecourse Road at Pakenham - $56m
Extend route 3 tram down Waverley Road to East Malvern station - $42m
Build a new bridge at Walmer Street in Kew - $20m
Expand a scheme to encourage industry to shift more containerised freight off roads and onto rail - $20m
Upgrade Croydon Road, Brumbys Road Intersection at Warrandyte South - $5m
Upgrade intersection at Narre Warren North and Crawley roads - $5m
Upgrade Midlands Highway in Buninyong
Run a feasibility study for the duplication of the Lilydale to Mooroolbark rail line - $5m
Upgrade Queen Street Bridge for Altona Meadows - $3.4m
Run a feasibility study into the expansion of the Route 75 tram towards Upper Ferntree Gully and Bayswater - $2m
Upgrade traffic lights across the Princes Highway near the entrance to Wilson Botanic Park in Berwick - $2m
Upgrade Beaconsfield railway station facilities - $1.5m
Support the Charlton Traffic Safety Education Centre - $500,000
Remove level crossings at Highett and Wickham roads in Highett
Investing in improved mobile phone coverage in Clyde North
A new bus service connecting Ballarat to Smythesdale and Haddon
A new bus service between Hastings and Mornington
Replace crossing at Kialla West Primary School with a pedestrian underpass
Remove level crossings at Glen Iris, Tooronga and Kooyong
Remove level crossing at Main Hurstbridge Road in Diamond Creek
Deliver a new flexi-ride service for Sunbury
By scrapping the first stage of the Suburban Rail Loop between Box Hill and Cheltenham, preserve the Sandbelt Parklands and turn them into a recreation reserve
Upgrade Yan Yean Road
Deliver a Geelong metro rail service
Deliver 45 new or expanded bus services across the state
Remove unsafe level crossings
Relocate the Moorabool Street Bus Interchange
Remove speed humps and raised intersections on Dalton Road and High Street in Thomastown

Greens

A package for bike "super-highways" and more walkable neighbourhoods for Melbourne and regional cities - $2.5b
Vast improvements in the frequency of train and tram services - $800m
Free public transport for everyone under 21, $1 a day concession fares and $3 a day adult fares
A bonus of $15,000 to help people make the switch to electric vehicles
Scrap the tax on electric vehicles and install 1,000 more chargers in public car parks
Double the number of accessible tram stops
An upgrade to South Yarra station - $95.5m
Manufacture 3,000 solar-powered, electric buses to be deployed across Melbourne and regional cities

Health

Labor

A major upgrade of Maroondah Hospital, to be renamed after Queen Elizabeth II - $1.05 billion
Upgrade emergency departments at the Austin Hospital and Northern Hospital in Melbourne's north - $1 billion
A new West Gippsland hospital on a greenfield site at Drouin East - $675m
Upgrade Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne's south-east - $560m
Upgrades at Dandenong Hospital - $295m
Redevelop and expand Wonthaggi Hospital - $290m
Increased mental health support for Victorian students - $200m
Expand the emergency department at Werribee Mercy Hospital, a budget announcement
Expand the emergency department at Casey Hospital, a budget announcement
Expand women's and children's hospital services in Geelong
Upgrades to three regional aged care facilities — Cohuna in the state's north, Numurkah in the Goulburn Valley and Maffra in Gippsland - $170m
Support for nurses and midwives - $150m
Support for parents with newborns - $69m
New mental health and wellbeing locals in Narre Warren, Northcote and Leongatha - $67m
Double the number of surgeries for endometriosis and associated conditions - $64.8
Eight new PET scanners - $44m
Boost research to fight childhood cancer - $35m
Free pads and tampons in public places - $23m
Create a new "paramedic practitioner" role, involving staff with advanced training making more clinical decisions in the field - $20m
A trial to expand community pharmacies - $19m
Invest in a public in vitro fertilisation service - $13.6m
Create a Women's Health Research Institute - $5m
Mental health support for apprentices - $4m
Expansion of a program helping patients with a disability transition into home-like accommodation once they are fit to leave hospital
Establish a new Statewide Trauma Service, as part of its response to the mental health royal commission
An announcement to bring in an additional 17,000 nurses through training and recruitment
In April, the government committed $1.5 billion to reduce the growing elective surgery waitlist, which had begun to stabilise at more than 85,000 people in June
Build the Melton Hospital - committed to in this year's budget
Pledges around improving women's health

Liberal-National

Rebuild Alfred Hospital - $2.4b
Supported training for 40,000 new and upskilled nurses and midwives - $600m
Halve the elective surgery waiting list, which had begun to stabilise at more than 85,000 people by June
Build a new 275-bed Royal Children's Hospital campus in Werribee - $900m
Investigate repurposing 250 beds at the Mickleham quarantine facility so they can be used for hospital patients
Establish a significant recruitment drive to boost the state's mental health workforce
A program to upskill and support health staff - $325m
Rebuild Caulfield hospital - $550m
Build a second campus at Casey hospital - $500m
Build a new hospital in Warragul to service West Gippsland - $400m
Build a new infectious diseases response centre - $400m
A major upgrade of Maroondah Hospital - $400m
A redevelopment of Rosebud Hospital - $340m
Build a new Albury-Wodonga hospital - $300m
Build new Plenty Valley Hospital - $300m
Deliver stage 2 and 3 of Wonthaggi Hospital redevelopment - $300m
Build Bairnsdale Hospital - $230m
Funding for priority dental vouchers - $200m
Build first stage of Ballymanus Regional Hospital in Ballarat - $200m
Health and medical research precinct in Box Hill - $108m
Cancer centre and clinical health school in Shepparton - $100m
Redevelop Daylesford Hospital - $75m
Redevelop Swan Hill Hospital - $60m
Redevelop Mansfield District Hospital - $60m
Build a new carpark for University Hospital - $60m
Upgrade St Arnaud hospital - $30m
Upgrade Cobram District Health - $30m
Redevelop Bright Hospital - $26m
Upgrade at Sandringham Hospital - $25m
Expand Nathalia Cobram Numurkah Health Pioneers Memorial Lodge Aged Care facility - $25m
Support for the Beaufort and Skipton Health Service - $22m
Modernising facilities to support Ward 17 program - $20m
Upgrade at Hamilton Base Hospital - $17m
Support Stroke Foundation - $8.4m
Support healthAbility community health centre - $8m
Upgrade East Grampians Health Service's Willaura campus - $7m
Upgrade Terang-Mortlake Health Service - $6.65m
Upgrade Cobden Health's aged care facility - $6.5m
Support the McGrath Foundation to hire more nurses - $6m
Dialysis unit at Benalla Health - $1.5m
Support for Sport Life and Training - $1.02m
Support for Lifeline Gippsland - $1m
Build a new Plenty Valley Hospital
Complete redevelopment of Swan Hill Hospital
Support the Babes project - $500,000
Fertility treatment subsidies of up to $4,500 for Victorian women
Remove out-of-pocket costs for collection and initial storage of eggs for women
More defibrillators across the City of Glen Eira - $200,000
Expand access to opioid replacement treatment in hospitals
Free public transport for Victorian nurses, aged care workers and other allied health workers - $100m
Expand drug rehab beds for regional Victoria
Build a new major training hospital at Wantirna in Melbourne's east
Increased enforcement and information campaigns to drive down the number of children using e-cigarettes
Build a new hospital at Mildura
Build Melton Hospital
Expand women's and children hospital services in Geelong
Offset the cost of Victorian paramedics' annual professional registration fees
Strategy to boost mental health workforce
Guaranteed government funding to support the state's remaining bush hospitals at Euroa, Nagambie, Neerim, Heyfield and Cobden
Funding for local drug and alcohol rehabilitation service Elishacare
Commission a feasibility study into a new second hospital to service Greater Geelong

Greens

Invest in hospital beds to help relieve pressure on the system - $1.3b
More free GPs, nurses and health professionals in areas that need them most - $500m
Invest in public dental - $120m
Financial support for out-of-pocket costs for contraception - $20m
Free ambulances for those without private health insurance
Funding for Eating Disorders Victoria - $12m
Two additional surgical robots and training for computer-assisted cancer surgery - $10m
Fund 500 more psychologists and psychiatrists for schools and public clinics
Fund 200 more drug and alcohol detox and rehab beds
New public service to provide expert clinical care of sexually transmitted infections
Provide more medical and surgical abortion services, on top of Medicare funding - $5m per year
Up to five additional reproductive and sexual health leave days for public servants

Social support and housing

Labor

A project to build more than 12,000 social housing homes by the end of 2025 - $5.3b
Funding to support greater recruitment and retention of sport volunteers
Free kinder for Victorian families from 2023
Install airconditioning in public housing - $141m
Funding allocated in recent budget to fund refurbishments for a range of aged care facilities across the state
Support Geelong homelessness charity The Outpost - $50,000
Invest in disability support for families

Liberal-National

Support food relief sector - $13m
"Reduce red taxes and reduce red tape" to address the priority housing wait list
Support Fusion Mornington Peninsula - $100,000
Support Olivia's Place in Warragul - $400,000
Funding to support people with disabilities gain training and employment in hospitality
Cutting stamp duty for properties up to $1m for first home buyers

Greens

Build 100,000 new public housing units and 100,000 more affordable homes, funded by a bank levy
Require large developments to reserve 30 per cent of homes for first home buyers to buy at 80 per cent of market value
Solar and batteries for public housing
Cap rent increases in line with wage growth
Introduce buy-back scheme to help Victoria be pokies-free by 2035
Introduce a levy on developments under 50 homes to pay for social housing, similar to the policy scrapped by Labor
Strengthened legal protections for LGBT communities
A culturally-specific family violence refuge - $40m
Establish a gender diverse accommodation facility in Northcote
Establish a new watchdog and increased protection for renters' rights

Education

Environment and farming

Labor

Aim to cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 75-80 per cent by 2035 and to net zero by 2045, reviving the State Electricity Commission to play a key role in the transition
Increase penalties for those found guilty of preventing or disrupting native forest logging in Victoria to up to a year in prison or $21,000 in fines
A $10 million "nature fund" to support biodiversity projects being led by private or philanthropic groups
Goal to have half of all new cars sold in Victoria by 2030 to be zero-emission vehicles, with subsidies to encourage uptake
Funding for Southern Otway Landcare Network - $50,000

Liberal-National

Legislate Victoria's emissions reduction target of 50 per cent by 2030, achieve a net-zero target by 2050
Immediately reverse the Andrews government's 2030 native timber logging ban
Reforms empowering landholders to regulate camping activity on Crown land
Improved signage and policing of the boundaries of Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary
Dredge Mordialloc Creek and clean up Port Phillip Bay
Work to preserve Dandenong and Blind creeks
Set up Ballarat Materials Recovery Facility
Save Mount Eliza's reservoir as a public wetlands
Boost tree canopy "across metropolitan Melbourne" from around 15 per cent up to 35 per cent by 2050
Funding to find a way to address erosion along the Inverloch foreshore
Find a solution to the disposal of toxic soil in Melbourne's west
End culling of brumbies, in favour of rehoming and "veterinary intervention"
Work to protect irrigators' access to water, particularly in northern Victoria
10-year soil research and management program
Support the establishment of the Birchip Cropping Group innovation hub in the state's north-west
Scrap Labor's Box Hill to Cheltenham rail line to preserve the Sandbelt Parkland and turn it into a recreation reserve
Changes to public land management to address Victoria's biosecurity
Secure a permanent water source for Toolleen wineries
Set up Agriculture Futures Extension Program - $8m

Greens

Push to reach net zero emissions "as quickly as possible, and no later than 2030"
Legislated end date of 2030 for coal mining in Victoria and subsidised wages for coal workers
The establishment of a $1-billion "zero extinction fund", to help save threatened species, tackle invasive species and manage national parks
Reforms to offer First Nations people greater rights and control over land, water and oceans
End native logging in 2023, offering former logging contractors jobs in disaster response team
Establish a Victorian Centre for Regenerative Agriculture
Improve recycling roll out for households
Ban more single-use plastics and make supermarkets responsible for reducing plastics
End intensive animal farming

Energy

Labor

Aim to cut the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 75-80 per cent by 2035 and to net zero by 2045, reviving the State Electricity Commission to play a key role in the transition
A goal of 2.6-gigawatts of renewable energy storage capacity by 2030 — which the government says is enough to power around half of Victoria's current homes at peak energy use
Revive the State Electricity Commission and create 59,000 clean-energy jobs
Another round of the $250 Power Savings Bonus
Ban embedded power networks in new residential apartment buildings

Liberal-National

Legislate Victoria's emissions reduction target of 50 per cent by 2030, achieve a net-zero target by 2050
Reserve 100 per cent of the state's gas for Victorian use
Freeze supply charges on power bills for the first half of 2023
A 'Power to the People' plan, to subsidise household solar panel and battery installations
Upgrade the western Victorian transmission network
Establish a $1-billion hydrogen strategy to support the development of hydrogen technologies, along with a power grid taskforce
A $1 million commitment to set up an app comparing fuel prices, modelled on the version in NSW
Energy security plan for rural communities
Move powerlines underground in bushfire and storm-affected areas - $50m

Greens

Legislated end date of 2030 for coal mining in Victoria and subsidised wages for coal workers
Funding for renewable energy, storage, transmission and distribution - $10b
Ban onshore and offshore gas exploration and production
Legislate a 3 gigawatt target for building offshore wind by 2030
Offer zero-interest loans to help 1 million homes get off gas over the next six years

Community facilities

Labor

Build or upgrade community infrastructure for multicultural and multifaith communities - $50m
Live music industry investment - $34m
Boost LGBT community organisations, pride events and health services - $22.2m
Deliver new aquatic and sports centre for Mernda - $20m
Deliver new facilities at the North Bellarine Aquatic and Leisure Centre - $20m
More piers, jetties and opportunities for Bass - $16.7m
An additional 40 paramedics - $16m
Redevelop the Frankston & District Basketball Association's stadium in Seaford - $15m
New indoor recreation centre in Benalla - $15m
Invest in Serendip Sanctuary and the You Yangs, Wurdi Youang - $11m
Deliver the Shorten-Barrett Reserve Masterplan - $10m
Deliver an Australian-first Centre for Paramedicine in partnership with Victoria University - $10m
Upgrade Marty Busch Reserve in Sebastopol - $8.4m
Redevelop of Whitten Oval - $8.2m
Upgrade Box Hill City Oval - $6m
Improve Seville Recreation Reserve - $5m
Support stage 1 of Greenhill Recreation Precinct project - $5m
New clubhouse and patrol tower at Bancoora Beach - $4.15m
Upgrade the Portarlington Recreation Reserve in Bellarine - $3.15m
Upgrade pavilion at Mirrabooka Reserve in Blackburn South - $3m
Redevelop Mackie Road Reserve in Bentleigh - $3m
Upgrade South Barwon Football & Netball Club in Belmont - $2.5m
Support FareShare - $2.2m
Improve Tooradin Recreation Reserve - $2.15m
Upgrade North Shore Sports Club in Lara - $2m
Redevelop clubroom facilities at Ian Cowie Recreation Reserve in Kororoit - $2m
Upgrades at Banyan Fields BMX Track - $1.5m
Redevelop Teesdale Recreation Reserve - $1.5m
Upgrade Ascot Vale Panthers Football Club - $1.5m
Improve Eltham Woods Childcare - $1.5m
Redevelop the Point Cook Football Club - $1.4m
Upgrade four community sporting clubs in Gippsland East - $1.4m
Deliver a new playground at Sandfield Reserve - $1.3m
Deliver new facilities at the Sunbury Aquatic and Leisure Centre - $1.3m
Build court covers for the Waverley District Netball Association in Ashwood - $1.3m
Upgrade to Cole Reserve in Pascoe Vale - $1.25m
Upgrades at Tormore Reserve in Boronia - $1.2m
Upgrade Grices Road Recreation Reserve in Narre Warren South - 1.2m
Create new netball court and new female-friendly facilities at Winter Reserve - $1m
Upgrade Barkly Park in Rutherglen - $1m
Provide new facilities at the Deep Rock Sporting Precinct in Northcote - $1m
Upgrade Royal Park Football Netball Club and Princes Park in Maryborough - $1m
Improve facilities at Cranbourne Public Hall - $1m
Build a new skatepark in Dromana - $1m
Upgrade Brown Hill Recreation Reserve - $1m
Plan new sporting precinct in Kingston - $1m
Upgrade netball courts at Lynall Hall Community School Netball Courts in Richmond - $1m
Upgrade lighting at JP Fawkner Reserve - $650,000
Refurbish the Hampton Park Tennis Club Pavilion - $550,000
Redevelop Lions Park Reserve in Romsey - $550,000
Deliver female-friendly change rooms and bathrooms at John Cain Memorial Park - $500,000
Refurbish Montmorency Bowls Club - $500,000
Upgrade Sydenham Park in Sydenham - $500,000
Support Frankston Zero - $500,000
Support Bakehouse Studios in Richmond - $500,000
Upgrade existing dog parks in the Yarra City Council area - $500,000
Upgrade of Hillsview Pavilion in Mill Park - $500,000
Upgrade Ringwood City Soccer Club - $500,000
Deliver a new dog park and upgrade the existing playground at Wantirna Reserve - $490,000
Build new Splash Leisure Centre in Mickleham - $450,000
Upgrade dog park in Flemington - $400,000
Upgrade the changerooms at the Ivanhoe Bowling Club - $350,000
Redevelop Lions Park in Gippsland South - $350,000
Upgrade Carrum Bowling Club - $300,000
Upgrade Goddard Street Reserve in Tarneit - $300,000
Upgrade scoreboard and lighting for the Truganina Thunder Football Club - $280,000
Upgrade the Port Melbourne Surf Life Saving Club - $250,000
Upgrade netball courts across Moorabool Shire - $250,000
Upgrade Alex Wilkie Reserve and Alex Nelson Reserve in Springvale South - $220,000
Celebrate the Turkiye Centenary in 2023 - $200,000
Support Garfield Community Shop - $100,000
Support Goonawarra Neighbourhood House - $100,000
Support Parklands Albury Wodonga - $100,000
Support SisterWorks in Richmond - $100,000
Support the Maldon Vintage Machinery and Museum - $100,000
Support the Moonee Valley Legal Service - $100,000
Support The Nappy Collective in Albert Park - $100,000
Support Volunteering Geelong - $100,000
Support Newstead 2021 in Bendigo West - $100,000
Support St Leonards Progress Association Hall - $100,000
Support Bluebird Foundation - $100,000
Support Creswick Neighbourhood Centre - $100,000
Support Big Group Hug - $100,000
Support Knox Infolink - $100,000
Support Ready Set in South Melbourne - $100,000
Support Regional Community Vet Clinic (RCVC) - $100,000
Support the Castlemaine State Festival - $100,000
Support the Keysborough Learning Centre - $80,000
Support food relief not-for-profit group Cultivating Community in Richmond - $60,000
Support Philanthropic Collective in Monbulk - $60,000
Support Vision Australia radio network in Kooyong - $60,000
Support Water Well Project in Malvern - $60,000
Support the Port Phillip Community Group in St Kilda - $55,000
Support Hampton Park Uniting Church - $50,000
Deliver new facilities at Wooten Road Reserve in Tarneit - $50,000
Support 3CR community radio in Richmond - $50,000
Support Cockatoo Country Market - $50,000
Support Foothills Community Care - $50,000
Build a pavilion at Fairpark Reserve - $50,000
Support Jika Jika Community Centre - $50,000
Upgrade Ashburton Bowls Club - $50,000
Upgrade Mount Waverley Bowling Club - $50,000
Deliver of new shade covers at RF Miles Recreation Reserve - $50,000
Develop masterplan for a new recreation reserve for Beveridge - $50,000
Support Fusion Mornington Peninsula - $50,000
Support 3MDR radio station - $50,000
Support Bendigo Sports Star - $50,000
Support Casey Radio - $50,000
Support City in the Community (CITC) - $50,000
Support Embrace Education - $50,000
Support the Albury Wodonga Volunteer Resource Bureau - $50,000
Support the Gellibrand Community House - $50,000
Upgrade Creeds Farm Living and Learning Centre in Thomastown - $50,000
Develop masterplan for the Gordon Recreation Reserve - $25,000
Support South Frankston Scouts - $20,000
Support Point Cook Centrals club - $12,000
Upgrade Brighton Union Cricket Club - $10,000
Sport Volunteer Support partnership with Vicsport
Establish a new multicultural and multifaith law reform committee

Liberal-National

A boost in recurrent funding for Neighbourhood Houses Victoria - $224m
Home Grown Events Victoria fund - $150m
Build Wyndham Stadium and Community Recreation Precinct - $100m
Set up Community Charging Fund, install more electric vehicle charging stations - $50m
Build aquatic and leisure centre in Phillip Island - $42m
Install town sewerage or potable water in smaller communities - $40m
Local shopping strip fund - $30m
Plan to activate 54 hectares of land for sporting facilities and parkland in Caulfield - $30m
Build aquatic and leisure centre in Drysdale - $20m
Upgrade Warrnambool waterfront - $20m
Deliver solar panels and LED lighting upgrades for 400 Tennis Victoria clubs - $20m
New indoor sports stadium at Moonee Valley - $17.5m
Upgrade The Rings stadium - $15m
Support stage two of the sports and aquatic centre development in Mernda - $15m
Upgrade the Frankston and District Basketball Association Stadium - $15m
Redevelop Karralyka Centre in Ringwood East - $15m
Expand Yarrambat War Memorial Park - $12.4m
Support the establishment of an Australian-Chinese community cultural hub in Melbourne's east - $10m
Upgrade Brimbank Wellness and Aquatic Centre - $10m
Fund Armstrong Creek Indoor Sports Stadium - $10m
Support construction of National Vietnam Veterans' Museum - $10m
Rebuild the Benalla stadium - $10m
Support stage 2 of Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct development - $9.5m
Build a new club house for the Bancoora Surf Life Saving Club - $8m
Rebuild surf lifesaving club on the Apollo Bay foreshore - $7.5m
Redevelop Junction Oval in St Kilda - $6.75m
Upgrade Max Pawsey Reserve in Narre Warren - $6.4m
Expand Warrnambool Hockey Club - $6.6m
Upgrade the Waverley District Netball Association precinct in Ashwood - $6m
New carers support group - $6m
Preserve and upgrade the Laverton Pool - $6m
Support upgrades for Scout Halls across Victoria - $6m
Wetlands Centre in Altona Meadows - $5.5m
Determine feasibility of covering train yards next to Fed Square and turning into parkland - $5m
Upgrade Emil Madsen Reserve in Mount Eliza - $5m
Upgrade Gilwell Park, home of Scouts Victoria - $5m
Restore Albert Park Lake wall - $5m
Keep three community-run childcare centres in the City of Port Phillip - $5m
Redevelop Lewis Park in Wantirna South - $5m
Establish Turkish Community Cultural Hub and Museum - $5m
Build a community park in Monbulk - $4.5m
Rebuild a community hub and changerooms at Murchison - $4.1m
Support sporting hub at Gaskin Park - $4m
Upgrade Belgrave recreation reserve - $3.8m
Build St Helena Trail - $3.5m
Upgrade Upper Beaconsfield Cricket Club - $3.5m
Redevelop McKinnon Pavilion - $3.5m
Support multicultural communities with additional funding to ECCV - $3.3m
Upgrade soccer facilities at Sparks Reserve West in Box Hill - $3m
Redevelop the Somerville Sporting Precinct - $3m
Upgrade Berwick City Football Club - $2.75m
Major upgrade to Perc Allison Reserve - $2.5m
Upgrade the Wattie Watson Pavilion - $2.5m
Redevelop the Mornington Soccer Club - $2.5m
Upgrade the Seebeck Pavilion at Rowville Recreation Reserve - $2.5m
Upgrade the lighting towers at Coburg City Oval - $2.5m
Upgrade the pavilion at Rowville Recreation Reserve - $2.5m
Revamp Le Page Park in Cheltenham - $2m
Upgrade Chirnside Park Oval in Werribee - $2m
Build community centre at Greek Orthodox Church in Clayton South - $2m
Improve sporting pavilion at Brandon Park Reserve in Glen Waverley - $2m
Install a new synthetic surface for Ringwood City Soccer Club - $2m
New community centre at the Greek Orthodox Church in Clayton South - $2m
Plan for refurbishments at the Sri Venkata Krishna Brundavana temple in Glen Eira - $2m
Upgrade the pavilion at Wally Tew Reserve in Knox - $2m
Upgrade McDonald Reserve - $1.8m
Upgrade Burdoo Recreation Reserve - $1.8m
Support the Tomorrow Today Foundation - $1.7m
Upgrade to the facilities at Caloola Reserve - $1.5m
Remove landfill levy for charities - $1.5m
Upgrade the Deledio Pavilion in Dunolly - $1.5m
Upgrade Middle Park Bowls Club in Albert Park- $1.5m
Support Stage 1 of community sporting club facilities upgrades at Hastings Park - $1.5m
Revamp Glen Park in Bayswater North - $1.5m
Build Officer Recreation Reserve pavilion - $1.35
Upgrade of Springfield Park in Box Hill North - $1.2
Upgrade Myrtle Park in Balwyn North - $1.2m
Improve facilities for Kingston Heath Reserve - $1m
Build Shepparton Foodshare - $1m
Upgrade the Myrtleford Pool - $1m
Upgrades to Inverloch Recreation Reserve - $880,000
Support the Antipodes Festival - $800,000
Upgrade the Mullum Mullum Reserve - $750,000
Deliver female-friendly change rooms at Queens Park - $750,000
Plan a future High Country Hall of Fame - $750,000
Upgrade the Diamond Creek Tennis Club - $700,000
Upgrade Goddard Street Reserve - $700,000
Upgrade to Timmis Speedway - $675,000
New changerooms for the Red Cliffs Football Netball Club - $600,000
Build permanent home for Corinella Boating and Angling Club - $550,000
Renovate the Bailey Reserve in Bentleigh East - $500,000
Fund an events program for Lardner Park - $500,000
Improve the playing surface at RC McNamara Reserve - $500,000
Upgrade Dederang Recreation Reserve's lighting - $480,000
Deliver sporting pavilion for Greythorn Park - $400,000
Upgrade flood lighting at the Wyndham Warriors BMX Club - $400,000
Support Sikh Volunteers Australia in Mildura - $400,000
Support Multicultural Harmony Festivals across the City of Knox - $400,000
Fund Snowfest at Warragul - $380,000
Upgrade facilities at the East Croydon Kilsyth Tennis Club - 365,000
Deliver new facilities at the Phillip Island Football Netball Club - $350,000
Upgrade the lighting at Scott Reserve in Cobram - $350,000
Develop McMullen Recreation Reserve in Officer - $350,000
Support Tribe Youth Group - $280,000
Upgrade essential electrical infrastructure at the Whittlesea Showgrounds - $280,000
Redevelop the Bennettswood Bowls Club pavilion - $250,000
Upgrade junior outdoor play areas at Elwood Primary School - $250,000
Support the Super 6's golf tournament - $200,000
Upgrade the Trafalgar CBD - $200,000
Build Doreen RSL's new permanent home - $200,000
Support Main Street Mornington Festival - $200,000
Support inclusiveness at Berwick Show - $200,000
Deliver a new elevated balcony for the Yarrunga Community Centre - $200,000
Celebrate the centenary of the Turkish Republic in 2023 - $200,000
Upgrade the Heathcote RSL Hall - $180,000
Install new outdoor fitness equipment at Tunstall Park - $150,000
Purchase, fit and launch a food truck with All Things Equal - $150,000
Upgrade for the Nathdwara Centre in Hallam - $150,000
Expand Rowville's Polish House - $120,000
Develop masterplan for the redevelopment of Laurimar Reserve - $120,000
Deliver better facilities at the Lang Lang Showgrounds - $100,000
Upgrade Camberwell Central Bowls Club - $100,000
Upgrade at Donvale Bowls Club - $100,000
Complete sporting pavilion at Civic Reserve in Mornington - $100,000
Build new timekeeper's box at Pioneer Park Recreation Reserve in Bright - $85,000
Revitalise Glen Huntly Village - $50,000
Support the Eastern Karen Community Association of Victoria - $50,000
Help the Chin community with festivals and cultural events - $50,000
Throw a Christmas street fair in East Bentleigh - $50,000
Upgrade Eastfield BMX Club - $40,000
Support Women's Wellbeing Matters program at Oakgrove Community Centre - $30,000
Support Dining Room Mission - $25,000
Implement energy efficient system at Bentleigh Bowling Club - $20,000
Upgrade for Yarrambat Historical Society - $20,000
Support Moorabbin Area Toy Library - $15,000
New childcare centre for Wedderburn
Experience more kick-to-kick opportunities on MCG turf
Deliver fast and reliable mobile coverage for Clyde North
Review into the planning and consultation process for Preston Market
Real solutions for Victorian fishers
Remove the bore flushing tariff in Quiet Lakes
Restore the Victorian Multicultural Commission's independence
Establish a new "culture-specific" Museum Grants Program
Honour all existing commitments made under the current multicultural programs
Lead business department will become responsible for Multicultural Chambers of Commerce
Upgrade community sports facilities at Albert Park Reserve
Support the next stage of the Sovereign Hill renewal project
Redevelop Shepparton Sports Stadium
Preserve neighbourhood character and liveability in Ashwood
Grants for music venues to upgrade and maintain capability

Greens

Fund 10 re-use and repair centres for broken household items
Establish a LGBT community hub in Collingwood

Police and emergency services

Labor

Commit $333 million to help triple-0 call operator ESTA hire 400 more staff, and develop a sustainable funding model
Deliver a new SES station in Bannockburn
Deliver a new SES station in Kilmore
New CFA station in Yarram - $3.2m
A new CFA station in Kinglake West - $3.2m
Rebuild CFA station in Raywood - $1.2m
New ambulance station for Armstrong Creek
Deliver a new vessel for Queenscliff's Marine Search and Rescue Unit
Plan for an upgrade to the Keysborough CFA station

Liberal-National

Upgrade IT systems for triple-0 call operator ESTA and train more staff to work across emergency services. Match government's $333 million in funding for more ESTA staff
Police response times will be publicly reported and funding will be given to a police union trauma support program
Redevelop Glen Waverley Police Station - $40m
Expand access to mental health support for veterans and emergency services personnel with high-end needs, through the Austin Hospital's Ward 17 program
New CFA station at Nar Nar Goon - $8m
A new SES unit at Monbulk to help cover the Dandenong Ranges - $8m
New relocated Keysborough CFA station - $7m
Build a new SES unit and ambulance station at Armstrong Creek - $6.25m
Build a new fire station for Scoresby CFA - $3.2m
Upgrade Chiltern CFA buildings - $2.9m
Invest in Portland Coast Guard - $2.5m
Upgrade Monbulk CFA station - $2m
New Wooragee CFA fire sheds - $1.6m
New mobile police station in St Kilda - $1.5m
New vessel for Coast Guard Queenscliff - $1.5m
Rebuild Kilmore's SES shed - $1.4m
Station protective services officers (PSOs) at five of Melbourne's busiest public hospitals in a two-year trial
Offset Victorian paramedics' annual professional registration fees
Redevelop Whittlesea police station

Greens

Establish an investigation into SES funding and capability to respond to increasing climate disasters
Establish a new minister for justice reinvestment
Cancel plans to hire hundreds of additional police and PSOs

Tourism, trade and business

Labor

The government has already locked in Victoria as the host state for the 2026 Commonwealth Games
A Tiny Towns Fund to deliver better public places and spaces - $10m
Funding for a plan aimed at boosting Aboriginal employment and economic self-determination
Support jobs in Victorian racing industry
Support apprentices and tradies
Guarantee government advertising revenue for regional newspapers

Liberal-National

A $2.5 billion strategy to revitalise manufacturing across Victoria, including $1 billion for regional manufacturing projects
Cut taxes through payroll tax reform for small and family business - $435m
Reverse increases to building registration fees for businesses and individuals - $63m
Freeze local government business fees for four years
Include Shepparton as a 2026 Commonwealth Games hub and hold the opening ceremony in Geelong
Reform to building and planning approvals
Support 48 regional councils to make towns RV friendly - $6m
Aviation Attraction Package to support the return of international flights to Victorian airports
Fund BCG Nexus project - $5m
Double Victoria's exports by 2035
Cuts to seven taxes

Greens

Establish job guarantee for coal workers and secure funding for the Independent Latrobe Valley Authority
Proposal to run a four-day working week trial
Establish a new $1 billion Secure Future Art Fund for small and medium arts organisations
Establish a Living Wage for Victorian Artists pilot program and a Sick Pay for the Arts scheme
Support dedicated arts spaces in vacant premises
$100 million per year for festivals, with a focus on bringing arts events back into Melbourne’s CBD and inner city
No more privatisations and bring essential new energy infrastructure back into public hands

Justice, laws, treaty and integrity

Labor

Implement all 21 recommendations from IBAC's Operation Watts report by mid-2024
Restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements for workplace sexual harassment cases
Continue the path towards state-based treaties, including the Yoorrook Justice Commission's truth-telling inquiry

Liberal-National

Additional funding of $12 million each year for the Victorian Ombudsman and Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission
Establish a royal commission into Victoria's COVID-19 response
Additional operating funding of $2.8 million over the next four years for the Parliamentary Budget Office
End the state's pandemic declaration period and "scrap" Victoria's pandemic laws
Establish a Victorian productivity commission to give independent advice to government
Legislate a ceiling for government debt
Continue the path towards state-based treaties, including the Yoorrook Justice Commission's truth-telling inquiry
Amend the Worker Screening Act to tighten up working with children checks
Cut stamp duty for first-home buyers for one year
Freeze fixed household water charges for five years

Greens

Raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14
More "teeth" and funding for IBAC, establish an independent integrity commissioner and publish ministerial diaries to reveal who politicians are meeting with
A full parliamentary inquiry into the state's planning system
Legalise and regulate the sale and consumption of cannabis
Ban greyhound racing
Ban duck hunting
Ban jump racing and horse whipping
Bid to phase out pokies across the state
Protect Aboriginal cultural heritage with rights to veto developments and a $1b land buyback fund
Changing bail laws to prevent First Nations people being jailed for minor offences
Close two prisons and reinvest the money into support and legal services
End mandatory sentencing
Independently monitor police and prisons to address racism and discrimination
Introduce an equality bill to prevent faith-based schools and organisations from discriminating against LGBT students and staff
Establish an independent authority for animal welfare
Establish culturally-specific women’s refuges for women escaping family violence
Stronger powers for the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Expand anti-vilification laws to protect LGBT people and support victims of hate crimes
Ban deferrable medical interventions on children with intersex characteristics
Enshrine in legislation the role of the LGBTIQ+ communities commissioner and the LGBTIQ+ taskforce

Credits:

Illustration: Georgina Piper and Emma Machan
Design: Ben Spraggon and Georgina Piper
Development: Colin Gourlay and Andrew Kesper

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