THE VICTORIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN, MONDAY NOVEMBER 12
WHERE THEY WENT:
* Daniel Andrews: Monash Children's Hospital (in the electorate of Oakleigh)
* Matthew Guy: Mitcham (Ringwood)
WHAT THEY SAID
* "Emergency departments by their very nature are very stressful, busy places and they're not always appropriate for every patient who presents there for the care that they need, particularly kids and families." - Premier Daniel Andrews on why children need their own emergency department
* "We'll wait for the market to come back with a winning option, we expect that might be a mix of generation, it might be gas mixed with solar, it could be a range." - Opposition Leader Matthew Guy on a new power plant
LATEST PROMISES
* Labor:
- $62.4 million to reconfigure or expand existing emergency departments for a dedicated children's space at Geelong, Maroondah, Frankston, Casey and the Northern hospitals
- $4 million to Neighbourhood Houses and community organisations across Victoria so that they can run child car seat fitting and safety checks
- $500,000 for the Country Women's Association to continue its work supporting women and communities
* Liberal:
- Calling for tenders for a new power station to provide 500MW of electricity
- $21 million to complete the Goulburn Valley Health master plan, deliver a residential mother and baby unit and progress early works and planning of stage two of the hospital redevelopment.
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