MORWELL
Nationals promises:
$120,000 for Gippsland mental health advocacy group Barrier Breakers.
$1.3 million to keep the Morwell and Ballarat offices of the Centre for Multicultural Youth open.
Introducing 24 new weekly trips on the Traralgon rail line, provide additional carriages and duplicate the line between Bunyip and Longwarry.
$9 million towards construction of a regional aquatic centre in Traralgon including 50 metre indoor pool.
$13 million for the Morwell primary schools regeneration project.
$5 million towards the Gippsland Innovation and Enterprise Development Centre at FedUni Churchill, tipped to create 200 skilled jobs for the Valley.
$230,000 towards redeveloping the Traralgon Court House.
$120,000 from Gippsland Carers Association.
$1.2 million to upgrade the Newborough fire station.
$1 million Hazelwood pondage upgrade and development plan.
Change room upgrade at Traralgon South Rec Reserve – $150,000.
$50,000 towards tennis facility upgrades at Yallourn North Rec Reserve.
$100,000 towards construction of synthetic green at Gaskin Park Bowls Club, Churchill.
$20,000 for a community precinct master plan at Cowwarr Football and Netball Club.
Master plan for Flynn Hall – $30,000.
$30,000 to develop Boolarra Recreation Reserve master plan.
Redevelopment of the Yallourn Newborough Soccer Club pavilion – $40,000.
$30,000 towards streetscape works at Glengarry.
Provide a safer well-lit passage from Yinnar to the town’s Rec Reserve – $150,000.
$25,000 towards new lights at Tyers Rec Reserve.
$15,000 towards clubrooms upgrade at Toongabbie Cricket Club.
$10,000 towards kitchen and facility upgrades at Toongabbie Golf Club.
This list excludes broad statewide promises and already-funded projects.
Labor promises:
$10 million to green light construction of the Gippsland Logistics Precinct in Morwell’s industrial area.
$10 million to build a Gippsland-based specialised technical school in Morwell.
$7.8 million to rebuild ageing and asbestos ridden school buildings at Kurnai College’s Morwell campus.
$3 million to expand the scope of a pending $5 million CFA station for Morwell, to include an upgraded ambulance depot.
$1.5 million to reopen Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry, to investigate improved mine rehabilitation options and claims smoke caused local deaths.
$1 million towards construction of a Latrobe Community Health Service dental prosthetics lab and university training clinic in Churchill.
Increase the number of full-time fire fighters at the Morwell and Traralgon CFA stations.
Roll out Emergency Medical Response training and capabilities at the Morwell and Traralgon CFA stations, equipping firefighters with defibrillators and CPR skills.
Latrobe Valley CFA brigades prioritised for roll out of specialised safety equipment for fighting coal mine fires.
$12 million for the Morwell primary schools regeneration project.
This list excludes broad statewide promises.
Independent Tracie Lund’s promises:
Invest millions of dollars from Latrobe Valley mining royalties into a fund for local job creation.
Bring a government department to Latrobe Valley.
Rehabilitate disused mine areas to improve the safety of local residents and create 400 local jobs over 20 years.
Fix or replace run down school buildings and restore funding for programs to support students.
Transform Federation University into a major regional tertiary education centre.
Pursue use of air-monitoring stations, national air-pollution standards for fine particulate matter and tackle causes of poor health through preventative programs.
Transform Latrobe Regional Hospital into a major regional health facility.
Give farming communities the right to say no to coal and gas exploration on their land to protect local food production jobs.
Increase and maintain Latrobe Valley V/Line rail services.
The Greens’ promises:
Fight to cancel the $13 billion tonne coal allocation for new open cut coal-mines in the Latrobe Valley.
Ban onshore gas mining.
Negotiate a “fair and orderly” phase-out of Hazelwood and Yallourn power stations, including packages and alternative employment options.
Ensure the rehabilitation of mines.
Attract manufacturing of energy efficient appliances and components for renewable energy technologies jobs for the Valley.
Improving V/Line services by duplicating the track between Dandenong and Caulfield and extending operating hours.
Ensure the bike track between Morwell and Traralgon is built and encourage more bike tracks in the region.
This list excludes broad statewide promises.
NARRACAN
Liberal promises:
$2.5 million expansion of theatre and maternity ward at Warragul Hospital.
$1 million for new accommodation for visiting professionals at Warragul Hospital.
$3 million towards Trafalgar High School redevelopment.
$2 million for priority works at Albert Street Primary School.
$800,000 for land acquisition to build a new Moe Fire Station.
This list excludes broad statewide promises and already-funded projects.
Labor promises:
A comprehensive health study for West Gippsland.
A share in $8 million for Regional Community Leadership Program for the Gippsland Community Leadership Group.
This list excludes broad statewide promises.
The Greens’ promises:
Commitment to implement Solar Saver Plan, making residential solar panel installation easier.
This list excludes broad statewide promises.
