VICTORIAN BUDGET 2018/19 REGIONAL SPENDING:
* $704 million to upgrade regional public transport, including $313 million to upgrade the Shepparton line
* $941m for regional roads, with $333m to fix more than 1000 km of road
* $462m to develop and expand the Ballarat Base Hospital
* $181m to build and upgrade 60 regional schools
* $120m to upgrade three TAFE facilities at Bendigo, Morewell and Sale
* $115m to expand the Wonthaggi Hospital
* $50m to upgrade rural and regional health infrastructure
* $32m to construct about 1600km of stock and domestic pipeline, providing water supply to up to 530,000 ha of land in the Grampians region
* $11m to improve mobile coverage in blackspot areas
* Payroll tax halved for regional Victorian businesses, making it the lowest national rate
COMMENT:
"There's more to Victorian than Melbourne, and our budget delivers for every corner of our state." Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford.
