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Peter Walsh MP:
No Plan, No Money for Regional Victoria Under Labor

Premier blows the budget on metro projects, but no plans for Regional Victoria.

By Portal Admin - 8th June 2019 - Back to News

Daniel Andrews’ latest State Budget confirms he is a Premier with no plan and no money for Regional Victoria.

Under Daniel Andrews, Regional Victoria is being robbed of funds while the Premier blows the budget on metro projects.

Now we know why Daniel Andrews hid his horror budget from Regional Victorians before the Federal Election:

• Labor has axed the $1 billion Regional Growth Fund – there is now no dedicated grants investment program for regional Victoria
• Labor introduced more new taxes, despite dodgy Dan’s promise to voters of no new or increased taxes
• There’s no funding to replace the slow, old, unreliable VLine trains for passengers on the Warrnambool, Swan Hill, North East and Bairnsdale lines
• There’s no funding to expand rail services for the people of Mildura, Horsham and Hamilton
• There no funding for the desperately needed Swan Hill Hospital
• There’s no funding for the Mildura South Sporting Precinct
• There’s no funding to complete the $260 million Shepparton bypass, despite the Federal Coalition providing $208 million
• There’s no contribution to complete the Princes Hwy works
• There’s no funding to complete upgrades at schools including Shepparton, Warracknabeal, Benalla, Bairnsdale, Baimbridge, Korumburra, Foster, Kyabram, Cohuna and more.

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