Victorian teens would be banned from associating with gang members under a Liberal National government led by Matthew Guy, who has rallied the troops at a state conference heavy on fixing community fears and on Labor-hating.
The election-year love-in started on Saturday with the opposition leader vowing to "make Victoria safe again".
"We will introduce new gang-busting, anti-consorting laws that once and for all end the scourge of groups like Apex," he told the crowd.
"It doesn't matter if they are the most sophisticated criminal syndicates or violent, out-of-control youth gangs - my target will be them."
Mr Guy promised to introduce laws so carers of children orphaned by murder would receive up to $42,500 per child a year and "change the culture of the criminal justice system".
He also repeated his promise to start a royal commission into the state's trouble-plagued fire services and make sure CFA volunteers have a seat at the table during pay negotiations.
The Liberals also took repeated swipes at the Labor party and the Andrews state government
State director Nick Demiris said the November election will be a "brutal campaign" and pointed to a new effort highlighting Labor's rorting of the parliamentary allowances system.
But he also pleaded for his party to keep internal issues as just that, after they leave the conference.
For some time now, the party has been deeply divided on its direction and finances.
It prompted former vice-president Greg Hannan to unsuccessfully throw his hat in the ring and challenge president Michael Kroger for the top job.
Many in the party are disappointed Mr Kroger led them into court to challenge major donor, the Cormack Foundation, over the rights to a $70 million war chest.
There's also widespread anger at the thought that party headquarters on Exhibition Street could be sold off to get the organisation back in the black.
But treasurer Rusell Hannan on Saturday reassured the party the building was now being better utilised, earning $1.3 million in rent in 2018 compared to $810,000 in 2016.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is not attending the conference, with Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop appearing instead.
In her speech Ms Bishop trumpeted the federal government's achievements and slammed the Andrews government over state power prices.
"The Australian Energy Regulator has found that wholesale prices skyrocketed some 85 per cent after the closure (of Hazelwood) and Daniel Andrews is to blame. Make no mistake," she told the crowd on Saturday.
The Liberal state council at Melbourne Park Function Centre will also run on Sunday.
