G21 acknowledges and pays its respects to Wadawurrung, Gulidjan and Gadubanud Elders past, present and emerging.
We recognise their deep connection to the lands and waterways across the G21 region.
We acknowledge their custodianship for thousands of years, their advocacy and continuing care of country.
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PRIORITY |
COALITION |
LABOR |
| G21 REGIONAL GROWTH AREAS | $20 million towards the North Bellarine Aquatic & Leisure Centre (Stage 2).
$10 million towards the Armstrong Creek Indoor Sports Stadium. $4 million toward an ambulance station in Armstrong Creek. $2.25 million towards the construction of a new Armstrong Creek SES station and a new SES Response Vehicle. $5 million for the development of Iona College, Charlemont. Promise to commission a feasibility study into a new second hospital for Geelong growth areas. $20 million to complete masterplans and deliver stage one construction of new facilities to upgrade both Bellarine Secondary College campuses to offer full year 7-12. |
Armstrong Creek Aquatics Centre built in time for Commonwealth Games (see below in sport and recreation).
$30.4 million for an Ambulance station in Armstrong Creek. Up to $20 million towards the North Bellarine Aquatic & Leisure Centre (Stage 2). Two new primary schools in Armstrong Creek – Warralilly Park Primary and Horseshoe Bend Primary. $1 million for planning towards a new secondary school for Mount Duneed. New dog park in Armstrong Creek. $7 million for a new SES Bannockburn facility. 400,000 to support the Bannockburn Scouts.
$1.5 million for the Teesdale Recreation Reserve. A portion of $10m commitment would be allocated to begin planning for Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals in Colac and Torquay. |
| REGIONAL ROAD CONNECTIONS | $125 million towards the duplication of Barwon Heads Road (Stage 2). | $125 million towards the duplication of Barwon Heads Road (Stage 2). |
| PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINKS | A $170 million Geelong rail network, offering commuter services to Werribee, Colac, Bannockburn and Bell Post Hill. This would include new stations at Bell Post Hill and Bannockburn, where a new track would be built, reopening the rail platform at Moriac and bus timetables to adequately match rail services. Fares on the network, would be set at $2 per trip.
V/Line fares across Victoria will be halved for at least four years as of January 1, 2023. V/Line train replacement bus services will be free. |
Promise to cap the cost of a daily ticket on the Vline network at $9.20 for a full fare or $4.60 for a concession – the same price as a metro daily fare.
Myki pass holder fares will be capped at metro rate of $5.52 per day. $1b package to increase weekend services in Geelong to every 20-minutes between 8am and 9pm on weekends, and see some of the 23 new VLocity trains replacing older trains on the Geelong line. |
| ACTIVE TRANSPORT | ||
| SPORT & RECREATION | Kardinia Park Aquatic Centre to be upgraded to international competition standard ahead of 2026 Commonwealth Games.
(See commitments under Growth Areas) $7.5 million for Apollo Bay’s proposed Victorian Blue Ocean Safety Skills (VBOSS) surf education centre. |
$292 million to build an aquatics centre in Armstrong Creek, a gymnastics and weightlifting venue in Waurn Ponds (and Games Village for 2500 in Waurn Ponds).
$2.4 million for pavilion upgrade and extension at Barwon Heads. $1 million upgrade to Winter Reserve netball facilities at Belmont. Up to $3.15 million Portarlington Recreation Reserve upgrade. Up to $2 million for female change rooms at North Shore Football and Netball Club. $2.5 million upgrade at McDonald Reserve Belmont. |
| FUTURE OF TRANSPORT | ||
| THE VISITOR ECONOMY | Promise to host both opening and closing ceremonies of the 2026 Commonwealth Games at Kardinia Park. | Promise to host 2026 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at Kardinia Park.
A $30 million package to support producers, including distillers and winemakers. |
| REVITALISING CENTRAL GEELONG | ||
| CREATIVE INDUSTRIES & THE CULTURAL ECONOMY | $40 million committed to the Geelong Gallery Expansion under a $100 million Regional Art Gallery Infrastructure Fund. | |
| FIRST NATIONS – CULTURE & HERITAGE | ||
| G21 REGIONAL HARBOURS | ||
| AVALON AIRPORT | ||
| PORT OF GEELONG | ||
| CLEAN ENERGY, CLEANTECH & CIRCULAR ECONOMY | Promise to pause Victoria’s electric vehicle tax and invest $50 million to boost the uptake of low-emissions cars.
$500,000 for a community battery and urban solar farm in the Borough of Queenscliffe |
New battery for Queenscliff as part of a pledge to invest $42m to install 100 neighbourhood batteries across Victoria. |
| WATER FOR OUR FUTURE | $250,000 for a feasibility study to build a recycled water pipeline to the Surf Coast. | |
| ADDRESSING DISADVANTAGE | $50,000 to help homelessness charity The Outpost secure a new home. | $50,000 to help homelessness charity The Outpost secure a new home. |
| SOCIAL HOUSING | ||
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING & WORKER ACCOMMODATION | ||
| SKILLS & REGIONAL DIGITAL CONNECTIVITY | $30-36 million will be invested towards Geelong TAFE’s disability services hub and to redevelop the student hub. |
G21 acknowledges our region’s Traditional Owners, the Wadawarrung and Eastern Maar people who have cared for this land for thousands of years. Sharing the beauty and joy of these lands and waterways is a privilege; we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future.
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