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Labor promised hundreds of millions of dollars across the state for projects if the party secured a third consecutive term in government.

Those promises weren’t contingent on any specific candidates getting into office – they were all promised under a “re-elected Labor Government”.

After all the election formalities, it will be time for Labor to stump up the cash. Here’s what they promised locally.

Multiple electorates

* 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.

* 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.

Bass

* Tooradin – Upgrade boat ramp and car park – $2.6 million.

* Tooradin – Tooradin Recreation Reserve – $2.15 million.

* Warneet South and North Jetties – $9.5 million.

Berwick

* Berwick – Grices Road Recreation Reserve – $1.2 million.

Cranbourne

* Cranbourne – Cranbourne Park Primary School – $1.9 million.

* Cranbourne – Rangebank Primary School – $6.3 million.

* Cranbourne – Public hall – $1 million.

* Cranbourne – Cranbourne East Secondary College – $587,000.

* Cranbourne – Cranbourne Secondary College – $9 million.

* Cranbourne – Melbourne City in the Community – $50,000.

Narre Warren North

* Endeavour Hills – Dog park.

* Endeavour Hills – James Cook Primary School – $9.1 million.

* Hallam – Hallam Senior College upgrade – $24.2 million.

* Narre Warren – Fleetwood Primary School upgrades – $310,000.

* Narre Warren – Mental Health and Wellbeing Local.

Narre Warren South

* 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.

* New government owned and operated early education centre in or around Hampton Park/Lynbrook.

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