TWO DAYS TO GO IN VICTORIA'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN
WHERE THEY WENT:
* Daniel Andrews - Greensborough (the electorate of Bundoora) and Deer Park (Kororoit)
* Matthew Guy - Ballarat (Wendouree)
WHAT THEY SAID:
* "North East Link will give local roads back to local residents and only Labor will deliver it." - Premier Daniel Andrews pledging to kick-start work on the $15.8 billion toll road on Monday if re-elected on Saturday
* "It'll give them a future which is brighter, a career path that is longer and importantly it will allow the police to have greater pressure taken off their workload." - Opposition Leader Matthew Guy on custody officers becoming PSOs
WHAT THEY PROMISED
LABOR:
* Pledge to put the North East Link out to tender on Monday if re-elected
* Remove three rail level crossings in Deer Park, a part of its $6.6 billion promise to remove 25 level crossings by 2025
* $5 million to establish a Victorian Wine Showcase to target key markets overseas
LIBERAL:
* $461 million to match Labor's budget commitment to expand Ballarat Base Hospital, with an extra $1.6 million for mother-and-baby mental health and $1.8 million for pain patients
* $100 million to discount stamp duties for pensioner downsizing properties
* $30 million plan to retrain 400 police cell custody officers into protective service officers
* $1 million for upgrades to Alfredton Primary School
* $520,000 to Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
* Plan to lease Melbourne's sewage treatment service for 50 years to fund $5 billion worth of road and rail projects.
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