Tuesday, 20 September 2022

 Ms LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (10:28): It gives me great pleasure to rise and speak on some wonderful election commitments that will be delivered in Northern Victoria Region by an elected Matthew Guy Liberal government, starting with our 25 per cent regional infrastructure guarantee, which will be implemented in the first term of a Liberal government. This commitment will deliver at least a quarter of all new government capital investment to regional communities. In Northern Victoria Region we have made infrastructure funding announcements for several important projects across the electorate, including $15.5 million towards the Bendigo Art Gallery expansion, $600 000 to rebuild the Red Cliffs Football & Netball Club rooms, $3 million to redevelop facilities at Victoria Park in Echuca and up to $2 million to build a pedestrian underpass at the dangerous Kialla West Primary School crossing. Most proudly, if elected the Liberals will deliver a second public secondary school in Greater Shepparton.

An elected Matthew Guy Liberal government will fix Victoria’s broken health system, and we have made many health funding announcements throughout Northern Victoria Region. These commitments include $750 million to build the new Mildura hospital, incorporating a clinical health school; $300 million towards a new hospital in Albury-Wodonga; $100 million for a new cancer centre and clinical health school at Goulburn Valley Health in Shepparton; $75 million for the redevelopment of the Daylesford hospital; $60 million for the redevelopment of the Mansfield hospital; and new 30-bed drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Shepparton and Mildura. These commitments— (Time expired)