Both major political parties are promising hundreds of millions of dollars for electorates in the South-East, including Berwick, Narre Warren North, and Narre Warren South.
The Gazette has compiled a list of local election promises across the seven electorates.
All candidates were contacted with the details of their party’s promises for their electorate to give them opportunity to provide additional information where required. Although some promises may benefit people those not in the electorate, promises are only listed once – either in the ‘Multiple electorates’ section or their respective electorate.
Note the list does not include Victorian Budget 2022-23 outcomes, statewide announcements where there is no funding allocated to a specific local project in an electorate, or projects which the State Government commited to but which weren’t conditional on winning the election.
Multiple electorates
Liberals
* Berwick-Cranbourne Road – Duplicating the road from the Thompsons Road roundabout to Sladen Street in Cranbourne – $175 million.
* Narre Warren – Palliative Care South East rebuild – $2 million (announced in February 2022).
* Extend the Cranbourne rail line to Clyde – Two new stations at Clyde and Cranbourne East, and upgrade Cranbourne station – $928 million.
Labor
* Clyde North – Redevelop intersection at Thompsons Road and Berwick-Cranbourne Road – $70 million.
* Narre Warren – Women’s health clinic package – with one of 20 clinics to be based in Casey Hospital.
* New schools: Casey Central Primary School, Pakenham North West Primary School, Clyde Creek North Primary School, Clyde Creek North Secondary School, Ballarto Road Primary School, Clyde North Primary School, Clyde North Secondary School and Thompsons West Primary School – all interim names and listed under ’Multiple electorates’ as the exact sites have not been identified and some candidates listed the same schools.
* Casey Radio – $50,000
* Neighbourhood batteries: A battery will be installed in Cardinia Shire, City of Casey, Baw Baw and Bass Coast, amongst other council areas.
Berwick
Liberals
Candidate: Brad Battin
* Beaconsfield – Beaconsfield railway station upgrade – $1.5 million.
* Beaconsfield – Perc Allison Reserve – $2.5 million.
* Beaconsfield – Upper Beaconsfield Cricket Club – $3.5 million.
* Berwick – Upgrade Berwick Churches Soccer Club’s home ground at Grices Road Reserve – $2 million.
* Berwick – Completion of the Budhist Vihara Temple – $900,000.
* Berwick – Berwick Athletics Track at Edwin Flack Reserve, including facility upgrades for storage and accessibility and the construction of spectator seating – $1 million.
* Berwick – Planning and early works of a brand-new sporting facility, including $100,000 for minor renovations at the Berwick Football Club and Berwick Junior Football Club – $500,000.
* Berwick – Traffic lights across the Princes Highway near the entrance to Wilson Botanic Park – $2 million.
* Berwick – Berwick Show to increase inclusiveness – $200,000.
* Berwick – New outdoor play facility for Brentwood Park Neighbourhood House – $50,000.
* Clyde North – Improved phone reception.
Labor
Candidate: Malik Zaveer
* Berwick – Grices Road Recreation Reserve – $1.2 million.
Narre Warren North
Liberals
Candidate: Timothy Dragan
* Narre Warren – Fountain Gate Secondary College community stadium and community theatre – $10 million.
* Narre Warren – Fleetwood Primary School upgrades – $100,000.
* Hallam – Nathdwara Centre – $150,000.
* Narre Warren North – Install traffic lights at the intersection of Crawley Road and Narre Warren North Road, along with a break in the centre at Brundrett Road – $5 million.
* Narre Warren North – Pitch upgrades for Berwick City FC at Jack Thomas Reserve – $2.75 million.
* Narre Warren North – Narre Warren North Primary School – $960,000.
* Narre Warren – Upgrades to Max Pawsey Reserve – $6.4 million.
Labor
Candidate: Belinda Wilson
* Endeavour Hills – Dog park.
* Endeavour Hills – James Cook Primary School – $9.1 million.
* Narre Warren – Fleetwood Primary School upgrades – $310,000.
* Hallam – Hallam Senior College upgrade – $24.2 million.
* Narre Warren – Mental Health and Wellbeing Local.
Narre Warren South
Liberals
Candidate: Annette Samuel
* Hampton Park – Hampton Park Shopping Centre – $200,000.
* Lynbrook – Completion of the Lynbrook Community Garden – $120,000.
* Lyndhurst – Lyndhurst Secondary College – $13.6 million.
Labor
Candidate: Gary Maas
* Hampton Park – Robert Booth Reserve for the refurbishment of the Hampton Park Tennis Club pavilion – $550,000.
* Hampton Park – Uniting Church to help deliver support to those in need – $50,000.
* Lyndhurst Secondary College – upgrade and modernisation – $13.6 million.
When contacted, Mr Maas’ office added new Casey Central Primary School and a new government owned and operated early education centre in or around Hampton Park/Lynbrook. They also added Grices Road Recreation Reserve pavilion upgrade, and although the reserve borders on the Narre Warren South electorate, it is in the Berwick electorate.
