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Victorian Budget 2012-13 State Capital Program Budget Paper No. 4 www.budget.vic.gov.au Victorian Budget 2012-13 State Capital Program Program Capital 2012-13 State 2012-13 State Capital Program Budget Paper No. 4 Presented by Kim Wells MP Treasurer of the State of Victoria Budget Paper No. 4 Paper Budget The Secretary Department of Treasury and Finance 1 Treasury Place Melbourne, Victoria, 3002 Australia Telephone: +61 3 9651 5111 Facsimile: +61 3 9651 5298 Website: www.budget.vic.gov.au Authorised by the Victorian Government 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne, 3002 Printed managed by Finsbury Green, Level 9, 124 Exhibition Street, Melbourne 3000 This publication makes reference to the 2012-13 Budget Paper set which includes: Budget Paper No. 1 – Treasurer’s Speech Budget Paper No. 2 – Strategy and Outlook Budget Paper No. 3 – Service Delivery Budget Paper No. 4 – State Capital Program Budget Paper No. 5 – Statement of Finances (incorporating Quarterly Financial Report No. 3) © Copyright State of Victoria 2012 This book is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. ISSN 1440-6969 If you would like to receive this publication in an accessible format Published May 2012 please telephone 9651 0909 or email [email protected]. Printed on recycled paper This document is also available in PDF at www.budget.vic.gov.au. State Capital Program 2012-13 Presented by Kim Wells MP Treasurer of the State of Victoria for the information of Honourable Members Budget Paper No. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 – Public sector capital program 2012-13 ........................................... 1 Overview of the State capital program ..................................................................................... 4 Coverage of Budget Paper No. 4 ............................................................................................... 7 General government capital program ...................................................................................... 8 Public non-financial corporations capital program ................................................................... 9 Chapter 2 – General government capital program 2012-13 ............................ 13 Department of Business and Innovation ................................................................................ 13 Department of Education and Early Childhood Development ............................................... 15 Department of Health ............................................................................................................. 29 Department of Human Services .............................................................................................. 35 Department of Justice ............................................................................................................. 37 Department of Planning and Community Development ........................................................ 41 Department of Premier and Cabinet ...................................................................................... 43 Department of Primary Industries .......................................................................................... 45 Department of Sustainability and Environment ..................................................................... 46 Department of Transport ........................................................................................................ 49 Department of Treasury and Finance ..................................................................................... 56 Parliament ............................................................................................................................... 57 Country Fire Authority ............................................................................................................ 58 Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board ................................................................. 60 Chapter 3 – Public non-financial corporations capital program 2012-13 ......... 63 Barwon Region Water Corporation ........................................................................................ 63 Cemeteries .............................................................................................................................. 76 Central Gippsland Region Water Corporation ........................................................................ 78 Central Highlands Region Water Corporation ........................................................................ 83 City West Water Limited ......................................................................................................... 85 Coliban Region Water Corporation ......................................................................................... 87 Director of Housing ................................................................................................................. 89 East Gippsland Region Water Corporation ............................................................................. 92 Gippsland and Southern Rural Water Corporation ................................................................. 93 Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation ........................................................................... 95 Goulburn Valley Region Water Corporation ........................................................................... 97 Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation ................................................................ 102 Lower Murray Urban and Rural Water Corporation ............................................................. 104 Melbourne Water Corporation ............................................................................................. 106 North East Region Water Corporation .................................................................................. 109 Places Victoria ....................................................................................................................... 111 i Table of contents (continued) Port of Melbourne Corporation ............................................................................................ 112 South East Water Limited ..................................................................................................... 114 South Gippsland Region Water Corporation ........................................................................ 120 Transport Ticketing Authority ............................................................................................... 123 Victorian Rail Track (Victrack) ............................................................................................... 124 V/Line Passenger Corporation .............................................................................................. 128 Wannon Region Water Corporation ..................................................................................... 129 Western Region Water Corporation ..................................................................................... 130 Westernport Region Water Corporation .............................................................................. 133 Yarra Valley Water Limited ................................................................................................... 134 Other public non-financial corporations ............................................................................... 136 Appendix A – Location index ........................................................................ 137 Definitions and style conventions ................................................................ 143 Definitions ............................................................................................................................. 143 Style conventions .................................................................................................................. 143 ii CHAPTER 1 – PUBLIC SECTOR CAPITAL PROGRAM 2012-13 Budget Paper No. 4 State Capital Program provides an overview of the investments departments and government controlled entities will deliver in the coming financial year. The project details are up to date as at 23 April 2012. This budget paper includes the capital investments (programs and projects) currently underway or in progress, those where work will commence in 2012-13 and a listing of those expected to be completed in 2011-12. Delivering a record infrastructure spend The Government is delivering a substantial capital program to improve the quality of life of all Victorians. The total value of Victorian public sector capital projects underway in 2012-13, including projects across both the general government and public non-financial corporations (PNFC) sectors and public private partnership projects, is expected to exceed $41 billion. Investing in new infrastructure is a key priority of the Coalition Government in the 2012-13 Budget. Excluding extraordinary capital expenditure associated with the Commonwealth Government fiscal stimulus, Victorian general government sector infrastructure expenditure is expected to reach record levels in 2012-13. The Government’s capital program focuses on improving productivity, strengthening service delivery and enhancing safety and security. New projects delivering on this focus include major road upgrades, new metropolitan and regional train rolling stock, rail infrastructure improvements, port infrastructure redevelopments, removal of level crossings, numerous hospital developments and a substantial increase
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