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The Victorian Budget 2018/19 invests in the Southern Melbourne region.

Every Victorian deserves access to a good education and the opportunity for a better life. The Victorian Budget 2018/19 will continue building Victoria as the Education State and transform skills and training.

The right skills for the job

All this work – building roads and rail, opening new schools and upgrading hospitals – means that skilled workers are in demand.

More than ever, the skills we need to build our state are learned at TAFE – and with good quality training, young Victorians will be first in line for these new jobs.

The cost of TAFE should never stop kids from getting the skills they need – that’s why this Budget will transform Victoria’s skills and training sector by investing:

$304 million to provide new TAFE places to train more Victorians
$172 million to make training at TAFE free for 30 priority courses — commencing 1 January 2019
$109 million to overhaul careers education in secondary schools so students can get expert advice earlier to help them to make the right choices
$49.8 million to improve vocational education by introducing Head Start Apprenticeships and Traineeships to give secondary school students the opportunity to learn a trade at school and get a jobsooner
$43.8 million to modernise apprenticeships with new training material, independent final assessments and to bring back trade papers to recognise qualifications

Investing in the early years

Every child deserves the best start in life. The Victorian Budget 2018/19 delivers quality early childhood education to help all Victorian kids learn, play and grow, including:

$42.9 million to build and upgrade early learning facilities, including the construction and upgrade of buildings, playgrounds and equipment. This includes new early childhood development facilities to be constructed and co-located at Botanic Ridge Primary School, Davis Creek Primary School and Wyndham South (Riverwalk) Primary School
$27.2 million for more kindergarten places as our population grows
$17.9 million for language programs for children in kindergartens and introducing 10 new bilingual programs
$8.9 million to maintain universal access to four-year-old kindergarten
$8 million to support the early childhood education workforce
$4 million for early start kindergarten for vulnerable children and the introduction of the LOOKOUT program for early years to support access to kindergarten and effective transition to school for children in out‑of‑home care

More schools where they're needed

This Budget spends $353 million on new and planned schools and $483 million to upgrade existing schools.

In Southern Melbourne this includes:

New schools

Construction of a new primary school, Botanic Ridge P-6
Construction of a new primary school, Clyde North East P-6
Construction of a new primary school, Keysborough South P-6
Construction of Stage 2 of Pakenham North East Primary School

School upgrades

Ballam Park Primary School upgrades
Belvedere Park Primary School upgrades
Berwick Secondary College upgrades
Bonbeach Primary School upgrades
Carrum Primary School upgrades
Chelsea Heights Primary School upgrades
Dandenong West Primary School upgrades
Edithvale Primary School upgrades
Hampton Park Secondary College upgrades
Karingal Primary School upgrades
Kingsley Park Primary School upgrades
Koo Wee Rup Secondary College upgrades
Lyndale Secondary College upgrades
Mount Erin Secondary College upgrades
Narre Warren South P-12 College upgrades
Patterson Lakes Primary School upgrades
Rowellyn Park Primary School upgrades
Seaford Primary School upgrades
Springvale Rise Primary School upgrades
Westall Schools Regeneration upgrades
Frankston Special Developmental School upgrades
Nepean Special School upgrades
Yarrabah School upgrades

School planning

Emerson School planning
Mentone Park Primary School planning

Giving every child the chance to succeed

The Victorian Budget 2018/19 provides more support to keep kids in school and learning the skills they need for the future, including:

$43.8 million to cut the number of students dropping out of school with the statewide rollout of the Navigator program
$32.9 million to fund 200 additional Primary Maths and Science Specialists
$22.1 million for workshops and teaching tools to improve literacy and numeracy teaching
$11.3 million to continue funding the Young Leaders to China Program
$9.8 million to contribute to the cost of swimming and water safety education programs
$4.4 million to ensure schools have access to the very best principals, through a new program to prepare and assess those aspiring to be principals
$1 million for schools to purchase musical instruments and music professional development

Making our schools more inclusive

The Budget sets Victoria on a path to become a national leader in inclusive education for students with disability or additional learning needs, because every child deserves every chance for a quality education.

The Budget provides $288 million to support the education of students with disability, including:

$65.5 million for students health and wellbeing reforms
$55.6 million to plan and upgrade 15 special schools across Victoria

Roads
The Government is building better roads, rail and bus services to get Victorians out of traffic and home to their families sooner.
The Victorian Budget 2018/19 includes $4.3 billion for better roads around the State.
Including building the Mordialloc Freeway a 4 lane freeway connection between the Mornington Peninsula Freeway at Springvale Road and the Dingley bypass.
Upgrading our suburban roads
Our suburbs are growing, and our road network is feeling the pinch. That’s why this Budget includes a record $3.3 billion investment to upgrade and improve the local roads that drivers use every day.
The Suburban Roads Upgrade will include duplication and upgrade works to south-eastern arterial roads including:
Golf Links Road, from Peninsula Link to Baxter-Tooradin Road, and Grant Road, from Baxter-Tooradin Road to Frankston-Flinders Road, Langwarrin South
Healesville–Koo Wee Rup Road, from Princes Freeway to Manks Road, Pakenham
Hallam North Road, from Heatherton Road to James Cook Drive, Endeavour Hills
Lathams Road, from Oliphant Way toFrankston-Dandenong Road, Carrum Downs
Narre Warren–Cranbourne Road, from Thompsons Road to South Gippsland Highway, Cranbourne
Pound Road West, new bridge over Cranbourne rail line to connect Pound Road West and Remington Drive, Dandenong South
Thompsons Road, including signalised intersection upgrades at Dandenong-Frankston Road and Narre Warren–Cranbourne Road

Public transport
The Victorian Budget 2018/19 invests another $1 billion in suburban public transport, including $572 million to enable and plan for the duplication of the Cranbourne-Pakenham Line.

Better health closer to home

Our hospitals are at the heart of our communities. And at every stage of our lives, our doctors and nurses are there to provide the care and support Victorian patients need. But our health professionals need the right facilities, equipment, and support to give Victorians the care they deserve. It’s why, over the past 3 years, we’ve made record investments in our state’s hospitals.

This year’s Budget builds on this work, with a $4.2 billion investment to make sure Victorians get the best care, from the best professionals, in the best facilities.

Strengthening access to healthcare services

The Victorian Budget 2018/19 will provide $2.1 billion to support the 1.96 million patients expected to be admitted to our hospitals, and the 1.84 million patients to be seen in our emergency departments this year. More than 207,000 Victorians will get the surgery they need sooner, with a $218 million elective surgery blitz to cut waiting times and lists. This is equivalent to nearly 14,370 hip replacements or more than 76,000 eye surgeries.

Melbourne’s suburbs will also benefit from major statewide health initiatives, including:

$58.5 million to meet growing demand for ambulance services and to improve response times with an extra 90 paramedics and 12 ambulance vehicles
$25 million for the Better Care Victoria Innovation Fund to enhance access to services and improve health service quality and performance

Addressing mental illness

Right now, across Australia, mental illness and addiction are hurting communities and leaving families heartbroken. To make sure Victorians facing mental illness and addiction get the treatment they need, this Budget includes a record $705 million investment.

This includes:

Increased community-based support for around 12,800 people over 4 years
An expansion of the Hospital Outreach Post Suicidal Engagement initiative to a further six hospitals, supporting an extra 3,000 people per year
6 new emergency department crisis hubs at Monash Medical Centre, St Vincent’s, Geelong, Royal Melbourne, Sunshine and Frankston hospital emergency departments. This will take those who are dealing with a mental health or addiction issues out of regular emergency departments, and ensuring they get the specialist treatment they need
More intensive clinical care provided in 6 Prevention and Recovery Care units
$11.9 million to develop a new 20-bed Prevention and Recovery Care facility for young people across Melbourne
$10 million for infrastructure and capital works in selected state-owned mental health and alcohol and other drugs facilities
$4 million for continued funding for four Aboriginal mental health demonstration projects

Safer suburbs
Over the previous 3 budgets, we’ve made record investments in recruiting police, addressing family violence and strengthening our emergency services.
That’s because there’s nothing more important than the safety of Victorians. This year’s Budget continues our investment in the police, protection and prevention Victorians deserve.

The biggest ever investment in Victoria Police

The Government is delivering the biggest ever investment in law and order in our state’s history, including recruiting and deploying an extra 3,135 new police – and already these officers are hitting our suburban streets.

In this year’s Budget, we’re making sure our police have everything they need – the training, the tools and the technology – to tackle crime.

The Victorian Budget 2018/19 provides further resources for Victoria Police including:

$41.4 million for relocating Melbourne East Police Station to a new fit for purpose building in Melbourne CBD and acquiring land for a new police station at Point Cook
$25 million for local crime prevention initiatives, including youth crime prevention projects, the Public Safety Infrastructure and Community Safety funds, and crime prevention agencies such as Crime Stoppers and Neighbourhood Watch
$25 million to provide Victoria Police with additional long-arm firearms to keep Victorians safe
$24.2 million to strengthen Victoria Police’s response to serious and organised technology-enabled crime, including increasing their capacity to tackle online child exploitation
$9.4 million for mobile policing to respond to crime when and where it happens

A strong justice system

At the same time as we’re investing in Victoria’s police, we’re also making sure our state has a strong justice system. Victoria’s courts and correctional services play a critical role in responding to the needs of victims and ensuring offenders are held to account. Building on our reforms to strengthen sentencing and overhaul the bail and parole system, this year’s Budget will deliver:

$96.9 million for Victoria Police prosecutors and $21.8 million to equip the Office of Public Prosecutions to prosecute serious crimes and hold offenders to account
$91 million to strengthen infrastructure and enhance security across the Victorian prison system
$10.1 million to better support victims of crime,including extending the intermediary scheme which assists children and vulnerable people who are victims of crime to provide evidence
$37.3 million for Victoria Legal Aid to provide more duty lawyers and grants of legal assistance
$20.9 million to implement the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Terrorism and Violent Extremism Prevention and Response Powers

Strong emergency services

Across Victoria’s emergency services, staff and volunteers put themselves on the line to keep our state safe.

The Victorian Budget 2018/19 makes sure the women and men who serve our state have the support they need. This includes:

$28.4 million to provide upgrades and new facilities for the Country Fire Authority, Victoria State Emergency Service and Life Saving Victoria
$10 million to fund training and development grants for volunteer emergency services organisations
$8.3 million for additional lifeguard services, school swimming and water safety programs, and public swimming pool safety strategies to improve the safety of Victorians in the water, and provide emergency responseat our beaches
$2.2 million for development of a mental health and wellbeing app for all emergency service workers and volunteers

Media releases

Every Victorian, every community

Fixing the suburban roads you rely on every day

A strong and fair Victoria
Victoria is renowned as Australia’s artistic, sporting and multicultural capital.
This year’s Budget builds on this reputation, while also making sure Victoria continues to be proudly progressive, inclusive and fair.
Our creative state
Australia's sporting capital
A fairer future for Victorian's living with a disability
Proudly multicultural
Advancing self-determination
Economic inclusion for Aboriginal Victorians
Fairer, more inclusive, more equal
Protecting our environment
Investing in our communities

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