Election commitments made by the Coalition and Labor relating to G21 Priority Projects and areas of strategic interest
Please note:
- This is not intended as a complete list of election promises made by candidates in Bellarine, Geelong, Lara, South Barwon, Polwarth, Ripon and Eureka
- The Geelong Advertiser has a full list of election promises for Bellarine, Geelong, Lara, South Barwon, Polwarth here
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. |