PREMIER • The Andrews Labor Government Is Getting On With It • The Andrews Labor

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by  Darren Whitelaw

TREASURER | PREMIER MINISTER FOR HOUSING, DISABILITY AND AGEING
• The Andrews Labor Government Is Getting On With It • Vulnerable Families To Benefit From $212.8 Million Boost
• The Andrews Labor Government Is Putting People First
MINISTER FOR INDUSTRY
TREASURER • Labor Will Invest In The Jobs Of The Future
• More Jobs, Better Schools, Debt Down, Surplus Strong
MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PREMIER | MINISTER FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Getting On With Projects In Our Growing Outer Suburbs
• Regional Victoria: Home To New Jobs, Industries And Families
MINISTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
PREMIER | MINISTER FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT • $117.8 Million Boost For Mental Health
• $2.4 Billion To Kick Start Level Crossing Removals
MINISTER FOR MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
MINISTER FOR ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS • A Welcoming And Harmonious Victoria
• Aboriginal Victorians Deserve A Real Chance And A Real Say
MINISTER FOR PLANNING
MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE • Developers Given Certainty To Get On With The Job
• Budget To Deliver Murray Basin Rail For Victorian Farmers
MINISTER FOR POLICE
ATTORNEY GENERAL • Police Back On The Beat A Boost For Community Safety
• Better Access To Justice – A Fairer, Safer Victoria
MINISTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE
MINISTER FOR CORRECTIONS • Boost For Family Violence Support Services
• $333 Million To Ease The Strain On Our Corrections System
MINISTER FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT
MINISTER FOR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES • Biggest Public Transport Investment In Victoria’s History
• $202 Million Jobs Boost For The Creative Capital
MINISTER FOR ROADS AND ROAD SAFETY
MINISTER FOR EDUCATION • Over $600 Million To Upgrade Congested Local Roads
• Budget Delivers Biggest Ever Increase To School Funding
• $730 Million To Fix Our Schools And Keep Our Kids Safe MINISTER FOR ROADS AND ROAD SAFETY
MINISTER FOR TRAINING AND SKILLS
MINISTER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES • Rego Halved For Apprentice Tradies
• Protecting The People Who Protect Our Families
MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND TRADE
MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER • Big Boost For Small Business And New Ideas
• More Water Resources To Support Farmers, Jobs And Growth
• Helping Families Enjoy Our Environment And Heritage SPECIAL MINISTER OF STATE

• Families To Get Easier Access To Government Services
MINISTER FOR EQUALITY
• Budget Puts Equality Back On The Agenda MINISTER FOR SPORT

• More Facilities For Families In The Sporting Capital
MINISTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
• Massive Funding Boost To Children’s And Families’ Services MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND MAJOR EVENTS
• Victoria’s Youngest Benefit From Labor’s First Budget • Major Upgrade For MCEC Will Keep Victoria Number One

MINISTER FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
MINISTER FOR TRAINING AND SKILLS
MINISTER FOR HOUSING, DISABILITY AND AGEING
• More Skills And More Jobs With A Stronger TAFE System
• $935 Million Boost For Community Services Workers

MINISTER FOR VETERANS
MINISTER FOR HEALTH
• Veterans And Their Families Deserve The Greatest Respect
• $1.38 Billion Extra Funding For Victoria’s Health
• $560 Million Program Delivers Hospital Building Promises
• Hospital Beds To Open With $200 Million Rescue Fund

Tuesday, 5 May, 2015
THE ANDREWS LABOR GOVERNMENT IS GETTING ON WITH IT
The Andrews Labor Government is building the projects our state needs to get people home to their families safer
and sooner, and keep Victoria number one for new visitors.
The 2015-16 Victorian Budget commits up to $22 billion in infrastructure, eclipsing the $2.7 billion spend in the
previous Government’s first year in 2011-12.
It includes a record investment in public transport – a 41 per cent increase from 2014-15 – because we’re getting on
with the projects that will reduce congestion on busy roads, transform public transport and improve safety.
The Budget commits up to $6 billion – including up to $2.4 billion over four years – to deliver a project that will
remove 50 of our most dangerous and congested level crossings.
Removing level crossings reduces congestion, helps reduce the road toll and allows more trains to run on every line.
The project will grow our economy, save tradespeople money and time and create 4500 jobs.
The Labor Government will also improve safety at 52 high-risk country level crossings and 25 high-risk pedestrian
crossings, because the road toll touches our whole state.
The Budget commits up to $11 billion to deliver the Melbourne Metro Rail Project, including $1.5 billion over four
years to complete the planning, design and early works and commence construction by 2018.
Building Melbourne Metro Rail will bring our sluggish and crowded train system into the new era, relieving train
congestion in the City Loop, creating space across the network to run more trains and carry 20,000 extra passengers
in peak times.
It’s the biggest overhaul to the train system since the construction of the City Loop, and it will lay the foundation for
a network that’s so efficient, with services so frequent and reliable, that timetables become redundant.
Melbourne Metro Rail is also the first step to expanding the network in the future. That’s why the Budget also
provides $9 million to develop and plan the Mernda Rail Link, in Melbourne’s fast-growing outer north.
The Budget invests $50 million to trial all-night public transport on weekends, to help shift workers and revellers get
home safe, and $13 million for the new Frankston Station precinct.
The Labor Government is investing in new trains and trams to cater for more passengers and support local jobs.
Public transport patronage is growing and Victoria’s train and tram fleet is ageing.
The Budget provides more than $600 million to build 20 new E-Class trams, 21 new VLocity train carriages and
refurbish the Comeng train fleet and B-Class trams, with 50 per cent local content in all new orders.
Melbourne’s busiest train line will be transformed. Every level crossing between Caulfield and Dandenong will be
removed and 37 new high-capacity trains will boost passenger capacity by 42 per cent.
The Budget also provides $100 million to improve bus services by introducing new and expanded routes in growth
areas, and includes $15 million for smarter integration of the bus and rail network – services that make sense.
To help people spend less time on busy roads and more time with their families, the Labor Government is investing
over $600 million on projects to reduce congestion and travel times.
The Budget provides $273 million towards a project to widen CityLink and the Tullamarine Freeway, from the Burnley
Tunnel to the Melbourne Airport, saving businesses thousands of hours a month.
Media Contact: Lisa Tucker 0421 597 669 | [email protected]
The Budget also provides $110 million to duplicate the Chandler Highway Bridge over the Yarra River. In 2014, the
bridge was rated Melbourne’s number one congestion point in the RACV’s Redspot Survey.
The Western Ring Road is at breaking point. The Budget provides $150 million to undertake the next stage of the
M80 upgrade, to widen the road and improve traffic management from Sunshine Ave to the EJ Whitten Bridge.
The Budget also invests $86.7 million to resurface unsafe, deteriorating road surfaces around the state, plus $90
million in a range of road upgrades including deployment of intelligent transport systems that will make a big
difference to congestion in suburban and regional areas.
To allow heavier freight loads, the Budget provides $76 million to strengthen bridges on key freight routes, on top of
$30 million already fast tracked to complete Stage 1 of the Murray Basin Rail Project.
The Budget also provides $80 million to establish and operate the world’s first dedicated road safety education
complex and $24.4 million for free defensive driving courses for Year 10 students.
Victoria is the creative capital, home to arts, music, culture, sport, blockbuster major events and the world’s most
liveable and multicultural city. That’s what sets us apart and makes us the number one state for new visitors.
The Budget will help keep Victoria number one, investing an additional $80 million to sponsor major events across
Victoria, attracting more visitors and growing our tourism industry.
To boost Victoria’s reputation as a world-leading destination for business and industry tourism, the Budget also
invests funding to undertake the Stage 2 development of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Victoria’s arts, culture, screen, music and design sectors make up our creative industries, support thousands of jobs.
The Budget invests over $200 million to help these sectors create more jobs and attract more visitors.
The funding will expand regional and independent arts and boost the Victorian contemporary music industry. $13.4
million will also be provided to save the crumbling Palais Theatre so live performances can continue.
$55.4 million will be invested in an $83.1 million project to redevelop the State Library, increasing public access by 40
per cent and broadcasting its resources into the family home.
Victoria is the sporting capital of the world, and the Labor Government will upgrade stadiums across the state so
they can host more events, make room for more spectators and join the MCG in the league of great arenas.
The Budget invests $70 million to build a new grandstand at Geelong’s Simonds Stadium, increasing ground capacity
to 36,000, and $25 million to redevelop historic Junction Oval and build a home for Victorian cricket.
Because community sport brings the family and the neighbourhood together, $100 million will be invested to
upgrade tired grounds and dilapidated facilities at local clubs, and $9.6 million to build 64 new netball courts.
The Budget invests $174 million to help our state lead the nation on climate change, preserve our pristine natural
environment and encourage more families to get outdoors and see our greatest natural assets.
Our greatest human asset is our diversity. The Budget invests $37.9 million in community initiatives to strengthen
multiculturalism and $11.1 million to support our state’s bustling cultural precincts.
Quotes attributable to Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews
“It’s not road versus rail – we’re investing in both roads and rail to reduce congestion and get our state moving.”
“It’s a record investment in public transport – up to $22 billion to build new trains and trams, remove our worst level
crossings and undertake the biggest overhaul to the train system since the construction of the City Loop.”
Quotes attributable to Treasurer of Victoria, Tim Pallas
“We’re widening and duplicating some of the state’s busiest roads, to help families save those crucial extra minutes
every evening and help businesses save thousands of hours every month.”
“Major events, arts and culture, sport – these are the things that give Victoria the edge and get more tourists through
the door. This Budget is our blueprint to keep Victoria number one.”
Media Contact: Lisa Tucker 0421 597 669 | [email protected]
Tuesday, 5 May, 2015
THE ANDREWS LABOR GOVERNMENT IS PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
To improve the lives of Victorian families in the fastest growing state, the Andrews Labor Government will fix
rundown schools, save TAFE, create 100,000 jobs and relieve the overwhelming pressure on our hospitals.
The 2015-16 Victorian Budget is the biggest education budget in history, investing $3.3 billion so every Victorian,
young and old, can get the skills they need for the jobs they want, in schools and TAFEs that are close to home.
For the first time, Victoria will meet Gonski funding levels up to the 2017 school year. The Abbott Government has
failed to commit to its share of school funding for the 2018 and 2019 school years, but we’ll keep fighting for it.
Too many children are learning in rundown and overcrowded classrooms. Parents in growth areas don’t have enough
choices for their kids’ future. That’s why the Budget invests $688 million for new and upgraded schools.
Investing $325 million, the Labor Government will rebuild, renovate or refurbish 67 rundown or overcrowded schools
across the state. A further $10 million will provide works and equipment for students with disabilities.
The Budget invests $111.1 million for 10 new schools and $40 million to purchase land for new schools in
Melbourne’s fastest growing suburbs, to give families more choice.
$35 million will deliver 120 new, safe relocatable classrooms for schools that are bursting at the seams, and $42
million will commence the first stage of a program to remove asbestos from schools across our state.
Early childhood education is the first step to success. The Budget invests $50 million in kinders so children get the
best start, and $9 million to assist children with a disability or developmental delay.
The Labor Government will support families who are struggling to meet the extra costs of education, like uniforms
and school camps, investing $178 million to help them through the most important years of their child’s life.
The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund will help 200,000 disadvantaged students, children in 250 primary schools
will get free eye tests and glasses, and Breakfast Clubs will serve up free meals for 25,000 students.
The previous Government cut $1.2 billion from TAFE. The Labor Government will bring our TAFE system back from
the brink, so all kids have the chance to get a job, start a career and build a decent life.
The Budget invests $300 million to complete the $320 million TAFE Rescue Fund, which will help campuses across the
state reopen closed buildings, upgrade workshops and classrooms and get institutes back in the black.
The $50 million TAFE Back To Work Fund will help create new training courses with the needs of local employers in
mind, and $32 million in funding will save Local Learning and Employment Networks once and for all.
Secondary students deserve a head start for a hands-on vocation. The Budget provides $12 million to support and
establish 10 Tech Schools across the state, so students can learn skills alongside a comprehensive education.
Nothing is more important to families than the health and wellbeing of the people they love. The Budget provides
$2.1 billion to relieve the overwhelming pressure on our health system, so people can get the care they need.
With this funding, which includes a $60 million blitz for elective surgeries and $200 million to increase hospital
capacity in line with the Travis Review into hospital beds, hospitals can admit 60,000 extra patients.
The Budget provides $560 million to build and rebuild hospitals in suburban and regional areas across Victoria,
because a growing state needs a health system that grows with it.
This includes $200 million to build the Western Women’s and Children’s Hospital. 237 beds and 39 special care
nursery cots will reduce pressure on Sunshine Hospital, which is expecting 7000 births a year by 2026.
Media Contact: Lisa Tucker 0421 597 669 | [email protected]
A massive, $106 million upgrade to Casey Hospital will grow the size of the facility by a third, so it can treat 12,000
more patients, perform 8000 more surgeries and support 500 more births.
Werribee Mercy Hospital will receive an $85 million expansion, and $20 million to build intensive care and short stay
units at the Angliss Hospital means families in the outer east have emergency care close to home.
A $10 million cardiac Cath Lab at Ballarat Base Hospital will provide urgent heart treatment and care in the state’s
west, and $15 million for planning and development brings the landmark Victorian Heart Hospital a step closer.
The Budget also saves the National Centre for Farmer Health, funds a helipad at the Monash Children’s Hospital, and
provides upgrades to the Moorabbin Hospital and medical equipment in hospitals across the state.
Under a $25 million plan, hospitals and universities will work together to find a cure for our most debilitating genetic
diseases. Late night pharmacies for late night emergencies will also be established, with $29 million.
The Budget invests $118 million to treat and support people with a mental illness and $99 million to upgrade
ambulance branches and vehicles, cut emergency response times and end the ambulance crisis once and for all.
The Labor Government is protecting the people who protect us, giving firefighters and police the tools, support and
resources they need to keep our streets and our homes safe.
The Budget invests $78 million in emergency services, which includes additional funding to begin recruitment of 450
more career firefighters, because more boots on the ground means more communities are safe.
The Budget also includes $33.5 million for 70 new CFA trucks, $9.6 million to fund a program that dispatches
firefighters at the same time as paramedics, and $11 million to upgrade CFA stations and amenities.
In addition, $30 million will be provided to implement the recommendations of the Hazelwood Coal Mine Fire
Inquiry, including a long-term health study of the fire to give locals the answers they deserve.
The Labor Government will put more police on our streets, investing $149 million to recruit and accommodate 400
custody officers to guard prisoners at 20 police stations, so 400 police can return to the front line.
It’s part of the Budget’s $226 million investment in the safety of our community, which also includes $15 million for a
new police station in Mernda and $15 million for new booze and drug buses.
Australia’s number one law and order issue lives in our homes. The Budget provides $81.3 million to support
Australia’s first Royal Commission into family violence and relieve the overwhelming pressure on services.
A record 14.4 per cent funding increase for child protection will protect our most vulnerable and support families
and carers. The $257 million plan includes $65.4 million to employ over 110 child protection workers.
With $45.5 million, the Labor Government can take action on the ice crisis that’s gripped our suburbs and regional
cities and implement the Ice Action Plan that was developed with help from police and health experts.
The Budget also provides $40.3 million to help Victorians experiencing homelessness, $29 million to help Aboriginal
Victorians maintain a better standard of living and $148 million to support responsible gambling.
Quotes attributable to Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews
“Putting people first means investing in the schools, hospitals, jobs and vital services that families need to live a
decent and healthy life.”
“This is the biggest education budget in Victorian history. We’re fixing up unsafe, uncomfortable classrooms and
building new schools in some of the fastest growing areas in Victoria.”
Quotes attributable to Treasurer of Victoria, Tim Pallas
“The best health care close to home means everything to a growing family. That’s why we’re building new hospitals,
relieving the overwhelming pressure on local services and ending the ambulance crisis once and for all.”
“We’re confronting the ice crisis that’s gripping our communities, providing record funding to protect our most
vulnerable kids, and taking action on Australia’s number one law and order issue – family violence.”
Media Contact: Lisa Tucker 0421 597 669 | [email protected]
Tuesday, 5 May, 2015
MORE JOBS, BETTER SCHOOLS, DEBT DOWN, SURPLUS STRONG
The Andrews Labor Government’s 2015-16 Victorian Budget is the foundation for a stronger and fairer Victoria. It
restores the essential services Victorians need while keeping the state’s finances strong.
The Budget delivers an estimated surplus of $1.2 billion in 2015-16, rising to $1.8 billion by 2018-19.
The Victorian economy is forecast to grow by 2.5 per cent in 2015-16, reflecting strengthening household
consumption and higher export growth. Economic growth will rise to 2.75 per cent from 2016-17.
Under the previous Liberal Government, the unemployment rate rose from 4.9 per cent in 2010 to 6.9 per cent in
2014. Our Budget will get Victoria back to work, with the unemployment rate projected to fall to 5.75 per cent in
2018-19.
Driven by record investment in public transport, the Budget includes funding for up to $22 billion in new capital
projects expected to create around 16,000 jobs.
The Labor Government will also establish the Premier’s Jobs and Investment Panel, an independent body of business
and industry leaders who will provide advice on how best to use the $508 million allocated to create high-skill, high-
wage jobs.
The Budget maintains expenditure growth at a modest 3 per cent – comfortably below revenue growth of 3.4 per
cent – allowing us to maintain strong surpluses over the budget and forward estimates period.
The Labor Government will maintain Victoria’s triple-A credit rating. Net debt will be reduced from 5.8 per cent of
GSP at June 2015 to 4.4 per cent at June 2019, lower than the June 2018 estimate published in the 2014 Pre-Election
Budget Update.
Some challenges still exist, notably the Abbott Government’s 2014 decision to cancel existing agreements and cut
funds to schools and hospitals. This is expected to result in over $20 billion in funding cuts to core services over the
next 10 years.
Quotes attributable to Treasurer of Victoria, Tim Pallas
“The surpluses are strong, net debt is down and the triple-A credit rating is secure.”
“This Budget is about balance. We’re increasing funding for schools, hospitals and transport, but we’re keeping our
finances stable. It’s an investment we can afford in the things we can’t afford to lose.”
“The previous Liberal Government left our state in a jobs crisis, but we’re creating 16,000 infrastructure jobs and
getting our state back to work.”

Media Contact: Elliot Giakalis 0419 590 040 | [email protected]

Tuesday, 5 May, 2015
REGIONAL VICTORIA: HOME TO NEW JOBS, INDUSTRIES AND FAMILIES
The Andrews Labor Government is helping regional Victorians recover from the jobs crisis and four years of Coalition
cuts to local schools, hospitals and services.
The 2015-16 Victorian Budget invests in the things that regional families need to live a healthy, safe and comfortable
life, and funds the projects that communities and businesses need to create jobs and drive growth.
In the jobs crisis that gripped our state over the last four years, regional Victoria fared the worst. Iconic businesses
closed down, many more teetered on the edge, and young people packed up and left town in search of jobs.
The Budget invests $500 million in a Regional Jobs and Infrastructure Fund. Within it, the $200 million Regional Jobs
Fund will support projects to give established industries a real future and emerging industries a real chance.
Initiatives include $20 million for Food Source Victoria to promote local exporters, and $7.5 million for the Geelong
Regional Innovation and Investment Fund to help automotive workers and businesses find their feet.
The $250 million Regional Infrastructure Development Fund will support the development of new centres and
attractions to boost business and bring more visitors to regional Victoria.
Initiatives include $19 million for the landmark 144km Grampians Peak Trail, as well as major upgrades for the
Geelong Performing Arts Centre and Eureka Stadium, and a new logistics precinct in Gippsland.
The Budget is also investing $70 million to build a new grandstand at Geelong’s Simonds Stadium.
The Labor Government’s $200 million Future Industries Fund will invest in six high-growth sectors where Victoria is
ready to lead the world, offering grants of up to $1 million to support businesses and projects.
This includes $20 million for a New Energy Jobs Fund to revive this job-creating industry. Two of the six high-growth
sectors – food and fibre processing and new energy technology – have a natural home in regional Victoria.
Food and fibre contribute over $11 billion to our economy. The Labor Government is investing significantly in
Victoria's agriculture industry to secure the livelihoods of farming families and get people back on the land.
This includes $9.4 million to enhance Victoria’s biosecurity, so that our farms are safer and more productive and
$760,000 to provide scholarships and training for young farmers to enhance the productivity of their businesses.
The Labor Government is making significant investments to fix regional roads and public transport and upgrade
freight corridors across the state, so businesses can get their goods to market sooner and regional families can get to
their destinations safer.
This includes $86.7 million to resurface crumbling roads across the state and $50.2 million for works on the road and
rail network, undertaking the smaller projects that make a big difference to congestion and safety.
$75.8 million will be invested to strengthen bridges on key freight routes across Victoria, so vehicles with heavier
loads can take more direct routes through the country and get goods to market faster.
The Budget also invests $257 million for 21 new VLocity carriages and $50.5 million to upgrade safety at 52 regional
level crossings. It also includes up to $220 million for the Murray Basin Rail Project once the business case is
finalised, which is expected to occur in coming months. $30 million was fast-tracked in February to get work started.
The previous Coalition Government cut funds for new school buildings by half. Across Victoria, kids were learning and
teachers were working in unsafe, uncomfortable and crowded classrooms.
The Budget invests $324.6 million to rebuild, renovate or refurbish 67 Victorian government schools, including 21 in
regional Victoria. A further four regional schools will receive additional funding for improvements under the School
Improvement Program or as grants to independent schools. The Government will also support the delivery of two
new schools in Sale and Bannockburn.
Secondary students deserve a head start on a hands-on vocation. The Budget provides $12 million to support and
establish Tech Schools across the state including four in Gippsland, Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong.
TAFE cuts hit regional Victoria the hardest. The Budget invests $300 million to complete the TAFE Rescue Fund,
which will help regional campuses like South West TAFE and The Gordon re-establish themselves and offer more
courses.
Under the Coalition, millions of dollars were cut from our health system and thousands of regional families were left
behind. That’s why the Labor Government is investing $1.3 billion into Victoria’s hospital system.
On top of funding to upgrade medical equipment statewide, $10 million will be provided to Ballarat Base Hospital for
a new catheterisation lab, so locals don’t have to travel to Melbourne for urgent heart assessment.
The Budget provides almost $100 million to fix the ambulance crisis by reducing response times and upgrading
ambulance stations, equipment and vehicles across the state – including a new station in Wendouree.
Users of ice and their distraught families will get the help and support they need, under the Labor Government’s
$45.5 million Ice Action Plan. This includes $15 million to provide Victoria Police with new drug and booze buses.
The Budget invests $7.8 million for 15 more police officers in Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, and $35.4 million
to upgrade the outdated police communications network so regional police officers can stay safe on the job.
To help our firefighters keep families safe, the Budget invests $44 million to build and upgrade fire stations and
purchase safer and more technologically advanced fire trucks.
The Budget also provides $50 million for planned burning to reduce fire risk, $9.6 million to roll out emergency
medical response at 33 integrated CFA stations and $3 million for an emergency services hub in Morwell.
Reform of Victoria’s coal mines, a long-term health study on the impact of emissions exposure and new guidelines to
manage public health are part of a $30 million plan to respond to the Hazelwood coal mine fire.
To attract new residents, visitors and businesses, regional Victorian communities need to stay strong and liveable.
That’s why the Budget invests in projects that will preserve their spirit.
A $50 million Stronger Regional Communities plan will help towns attract families and young people to live and work
locally, and a further $80 million will help Victoria attract more major events and more visitors.
We will boost support for the arts in the regions, with $20 million for regional tours, galleries and performing arts
centres.
$11 million will also be provided to upgrade dilapidated tracks and facilities in National Parks. This is in addition to
the $2 million for Canadian State Park in Ballarat.
Quotes attributable to Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews
“Over the last four years, too many young people have packed up and left home in search of jobs. That’s why we’re
investing in schools, skills and local industries, to get regional cities and towns back to work.”
“Kids can’t get a first-rate education in a second rate-classroom. That’s why we’re upgrading 25 rundown and
overcrowded schools across regional Victoria, because kids need to be safe, comfortable and focused.”
Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Development, Jaala Pulford
“Dedicated regional funds will create the jobs of the future, while the TAFE Rescue Fund will ensure that kids can get
the training they need for the jobs they want.”
“More tourism mean more jobs, that’s why we’re upgrading stadiums and boosting our major events sponsorship to
bring more visitors to regional Victoria.”

Media Contact: Chris Piper 0458 715 135 | [email protected]