Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Ovens Valley electorate funding

Tim McCURDY (Ovens Valley) (13:05): The Victorian budget next week must deliver the last stage of the Wangaratta High School, along with the Wangaratta-Whitfield Road upgrade. The Bright football–netball club is seeking minimal funds for a timekeeper’s box, and the government has ignored this community, including further investment in the Bright hospital. Mount Beauty police station is desperate for an upgrade to give our officers better facilities as they are the front line of the alpine region, and Myrtleford needs investment in the day care centre and CFA. While Moyhu are a unique community who do not ask for much, a new bowls green will keep this close-knit community walking on the same path. Labor promised to govern for all Victorians. It has failed, and it is time to turn this ship around and invest in the regions. Start with the roads, schools and hospitals, because they are at breaking point.