The Eastern Metro Bugle THE LATEST NEWS FROM YOUR STATE LABOR MEMBER FOR THE EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION, SONJA TERPSTRA MP 2020/2021 SUMMER EDITION MID-TERM REPORT ince coming to office in 2018, the Andrews SGovernment has been hard at work investing in the Eastern Metropolitan Region. We haven’t wasted a minute!
In this bulletin you’ll find information about progress being made on major government infrastructure projects which were promised in the lead up to the 2018 election, such as North East Link and the Suburban Rail Loop as well as investment in core areas such as education, housing, jobs, health and more.
You’ll also see budget announcements that show the levels of investment projected to be made in the Eastern Metropolitan Region for the next financial year and beyond. Socially distant. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews with Member for the Eastern Metro Region, Sonja Terpstra MP. BUDGET 2020/2021: INVESTING IN PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN METROPOLITAN REGION hen the Andrews Government A further $1.6 billion will transform An extra 250,000 low-income Mental Health was elected, we promised to support for students with disability, households will benefit from new more W This Budget will ensure Victorians have put people first. As our state begins its doubling the number of students efficient heating and cooling, while the mental health support they need as recovery from the global pandemic, receiving extra support to 55,000, and heating, cooling or hot water systems we get on with fixing a broken system. people will continue to be our priority. creating up to 1,730 jobs across the state will be upgraded across an extra 35,000 That includes nearly $870 million for by 2025. social housing homes – reducing bills The Victorian Budget 2020/21 delivers mental health, including to implement for tenants and making winter and on the investments that will see our Jobs the Royal Commission into Mental summer more comfortable. community recover – and come back Health’s interim report findings and To help get more Victorians back into even stronger. Solar Energy recommendations and deliver care for work, the Andrews Government is local families. Schools setting itself an ambitious target – The Andrews Government’s Solar creating 400,000 new jobs by 2025, Homes will also be expanded to an Family support As kids get back into the classroom, half of them by 2022. extra 42,000 rooftop solar rebates plus this Budget delivers the single biggest We’re also investing more than $1 14,500 solar batteries, cutting power investment ever in our schools – making Our new Jobs for Victoria initiative will billion for children and families at bills for local families. And for the very sure students have the classrooms, help locals find a new job – and with it, risk, including targeted support to first time, small businesses will also be libraries and learning spaces they security, stability and certainty. This help families stay together. A further eligible. deserve. includes $250 million to partner with $235 million will build our Recovery employers to cover the wages of at least Workforce, creating 500 new jobs across 10,000 new workers. These positions mental health, family violence, health Over $40 million is being invested will be for Victorians hardest hit by this and child protection with hundreds pandemic, including women, young more new training opportunities, so in schools in Bulleen, Croydon people, retrenched workers and people We’ve already completed 100,000 Victorians have the support they need and Warrandyte to ensure future who have been long-term unemployed. solar homes across the state. as we recover from this pandemic. students have the best facilities. This investment will also deliver Health targeted and tailored support for those We also want to make sure we continue who need it – such as mentoring, career to give patients flexibility in their care, counselling or more intensive support. Public Housing allowing them to choose what is best for Schools across the Eastern Metro region Paid Sick/Carers Leave them and their families. will benefit from funding to provide We’re also delivering the biggest facilities for additional enrolments We know too many Victorians are investment in public and community This Budget will invest $121 million for the 2023 school year, in addition having to choose between going to work housing in Australia, ever. This for ‘Better at Home’, increasing the to the already announced funding sick and losing wages, so the Andrews investment will build more than 12,000 delivery of hospital services in patients’ from the Infrastructure Planning and Government will invest $5 million new homes – making sure thousands homes – ensuring these Victorians can Acceleration Fund. to develop a new Secure Work Pilot of Victorians have a place to call home, recuperate in the comfort of their own Scheme. Once in place a two-year pilot and thousands more Victorians have a home. See pages 4 and 11 for more details. will provide up to five days of sick and job. We’ll also strengthen and expand The Government’s investment will also carer’s pay at the national minimum Free Kinder virtual care technology, making it easier support local jobs, with our investment wage for casual or insecure workers in for busy families to access support. in school infrastructure expected to priority industries. Even with kids back at school, the create more than 6,400 jobs across the balancing act that many families know This is a Budget to repair, recover and Household bills state. all too well isn’t easy. That’s why this make us stronger than before. This is This year’s Budget will help nearly one Budget will make kinder free in 2021 a Budget, and a Government, that puts As we recover, we want our state to come million local families save hundreds and deliver outside school hours care at people first. back stronger than ever, delivering on their power bill. Concession card up to 400 extra schools, saving parents the biggest investment in inclusive holders, such as Victorians receiving money and giving them greater flexibility education in our state’s history. JobSeeker payments, will be eligible for when it comes to work and care. To see a breakdown of the big a one-off $250 payment to help cover budget items in your electorate, turn to page 11. the cost of their energy bills. 2 THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE 3 ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION. ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION.
INDEX TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Budget 2020 Major Rail Project: Page 1
Transport Infrastructure Page 2 & 3 Suburban Rail Loop Education Page 4 nnounced in the lead cycling, bus and road networks Early works will commence in Aup to the 2018 election, to enhance Melbourne’s overall 2022 and will create up to 800 School builds and Upgrades the Andrews Government public transport efficiency. jobs establishing launch sites Mooroolbark level crossing and station. Source: LXRP Page 5 committed to building the for tunnel boring machines. Suburban Rail Loop which is the Funding for early works will Environment biggest rail project ever built in also cover the purchase of land, Level Crossing Removals Page 6 Victoria’s history. upgrades to roads and power Stage 1 of the supplies where needed, build n coming to office in 2014, the Andrews Government announced Bushfire Season Commuters in the Eastern new sub-stations, relocate and Iit would remove 50 of the most dangerous and congested level Page 7 Metropolitan Region are set to project connects protect gas, water and other crossings investing $2.4 billion for the task in the 2015-2016 benefit as Glen Waverley and utilities, and deliver other vital Victorian Budget with 20 of those crossings removed in the first Health Box Hill are being included Cheltenham to Box works to prepare for major term of Government. Page 8 in Stage One of the project. Hill via Monash construction. Doncaster and Heidelberg will Six new stations have been A further 25 level crossings will be removed by 2025 in addition to Mental Health announced with the line Page 9 benefit by being included in University the 50 already planned bringing the total number of level crossings future stages of the project. commencing near Southland, to be removed to 75. Forty three level crossings are gone for good Housing underneath Sir William Fry as at the end of 2020, with 46 brand new and upgraded stations Page 10 Ninety kilometres of rail line Reserve in Highett. being delivered and creating 4,500 jobs in the process. will link every major rail service Local Jobs Electorate Budget stats from the Frankston line to the The Suburban Rail Loop will Other proposed stations are In the Eastern Metropolitan Region, 8 level crossings have been Page 11 Werribee line. It will provide a generate about 20,000 jobs next to Monash and Deakin removed or are planned to be removed. They are: direct rail link to Tullamarine during the construction phase universities – central to the Box Local Legends Airport as well as the new and will help train the next Hill and Glen Waverley activity Rosanna Page 12 The southern connector of the North East Link project at the Eastern Freeway Source: NEL Project Melbourne Airport Rail. generation of skilled workers by centres – and north of Carinish Level crossing removal, construction of new, modern station and improved providing jobs for up to 2,000 Road in Clayton, where a cycling paths. Whilst the Suburban Rail apprentices, trainees and cadets transport super-hub will connect Works Completed in 2018. Loop will be a standalone line, via the Andrews Government’s regional passengers to the loop. it will fully integrate into the Major Projects Skills Guarantee. Union Road, Surrey Hills Major Road Project: North East Link wider public transport system. An interactive mapping tool Level crossing removal, construction of a new Mont Albert and Surrey Hills Interchange stations will The Project – Stage One and survey capturing local stations. orth East Link is the biggest road Investing in Community Sport connect with metropolitan and Site investigations and community views on each of Geotechnical works have commenced. Ntransport project in Victoria’s regional rail lines which will preliminary works began on the proposed station locations history – finally fixing the missing link As part of the $68 million sports allow passengers to seamlessly this project in May 2019 and remains open. Victorians are Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert in Melbourne’s freeway network. It will investment announced as part of the transfer from one part of the rail have been continuing since. In encouraged to have their say by Level crossing removal, construction of a new Mont Albert and Surrey Hills remove 9,000-11,000 cars and trucks off project, three new soccer pitches are network to another. November 2020, Premier Daniel visiting suburbanrailloop.vic. stations. Rosanna Road every day. proposed to be built at Templestowe Andrews and Minister for the gov.au/Have-Your-Say. Geotechnical works have commenced. Road, Bulleen. NEL has worked in The Suburban Rail Loop will have Suburban Rail Loop Jacinta It will create more than 10,000 jobs, partnership with Manningham City a dedicated fleet of quick, high- Allan announced $2.2 billion for To stay up to date with Blackburn Road, Blackburn providing a $427M annual economic Council developing a masterplan for tech trains that will deliver an early works on Stage One of the the progress on Victoria’s Level crossing removal, station enhancements. New walking/cycling paths boost from better freight connectivity the use and development of the Bulleen efficient, modern ‘turn-up-and- project which will run between biggest rail project, visit delivered between Blackburn and Nunawading and better pedestrian paths. as well as improving access to 56,000 Driving Range and Parks Victoria-owned go’ service. Suburban Rail Loop Cheltenham and Box Hill. https://suburbanrailloop. Works Completed in 2018. more job opportunities for workers in the land next door for new sporting facilities will integrate with the walking, vic.gov.au/ north-east and deliver on 25 kilometres of and passive open space which includes: Heatherdale Road, Mitcham new and upgraded bike paths. Level crossing removal, new station, Box Hill to Ringwood cycling trail, plus • Three new soccer pitches; one ‘kiss and go’ drop off point. Better Access To Public Transport synthetic, two natural pitches Works Completed in 2018. • A pavilion between pitches 1 & 2 As part of the project, North East Link will to provide sports amenities and Manchester Road, Mooroolbark build Melbourne’s first dedicated busway spectator facilities Level crossing removal, new station, multi deck car park at Mooroolbark – with a new Bulleen Park & Ride that will • Tiered seating doubling car parking capacity to 900 spaces. be delivered sooner than planned! • Signalised intersection and upgrade Works commenced in late 2020. of existing access to Templestowe Road Mountain Highway, Bayswater Construction of the new • Car parking facilities with 176 spaces Level crossing removal, new station and precinct, better walking and cycling • Walking and cycling infrastructure paths, public artwork installation by indigenous artists and students from park and ride at Bulleen • Environmental enhancement Bayswater Secondary College. is being fast tracked by • Landscaping Works Completed in 2017. • Drainage, storm water management four years to open by late and flood mitigation Scoresby Road, Bayswater • Lighting Level crossing removal, new station and precinct, better walking and cycling 2022. paths, public artwork installation by indigenous artists and students from For more details on the progress of A map of the North East Link Project Bayswater Secondary College. The design for the premium transport hub, North East Link visit: Works Completed in 2017. is to be located to the east of Thompsons https://northeastlink.vic.gov.au/ Road, in Bulleen and includes multi-level To find out more about the program of works being parking for 370 cars, a 5,000 square undertaken by the Level Crossing Removal Authority, metre green roof for a community park, Stage 1 of the suburban rail loop project visit: https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/ dedicated quick drop off and pick up bays bike storage, myki and other facilities, commuting time cut by 30%, solar panels provide clean energy to light the park and Road and rail upgrades in the Eastern Metropolitan region ride. n addition to North East Link, the Suburban Rail Fitzsimons Lane Upgrade ILoop and Level Crossing Removal Project, various • upgrade the intersection at Williamsons Road and Other road upgrades: Tree Planting improvements have been made to the road and rail Foote Street • Upgrade of Canterbury Road and Bedford Road network in the Eastern Metropolitan Region. • install traffic lights to replace the roundabout at the intersection at Heathmont North East Link is delivering one of the intersection of Fitzsimons Lane and Porter Street • Dorset Road Croydon upgrade largest tree planting programs for a major • Hurstbridge Rail Line Duplication between • install traffic lights to replace the roundabout at the • Bolton Street Eltham upgrade complete transport project in Victoria. More than Rosanna and Heidelberg intersection of Fitzsimons Lane and Main Road 30,000 trees will be planted along and • building a new and modern station at • install traffic lights at the intersection of Main Road near the North East Link Project, keeping Greensborough and Leane Drive them as close as possible to where they • a major upgrade to Montmorency Station • open up the bus lanes between Porter Street and Have you subscribed to Sonja’s newsletter? have been removed. Trees will also be • the duplication of around three kilometres of track Foote Street to all traffic planted to shade and cool places nearby between Greensborough and Montmorency • build new walking and cycling paths like local parks, nature reserves and • Heathmont Station upgrade • install safety barriers along the road visit SonjaTerpstraMP.com.au to subscribe walking and cycling paths. Bulleen Park and ride • Ringwood East Station Car Park upgrade 4 THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE 5 ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION. ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION.
EDUCATION LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEW BUILDS AND UPGRADES The Andrews Government will deliver free kinder for 2021! Croydon Community School – he Victorian Budget 2020/2021 of dollars –it’ll get more kids into New School build Twill deliver up to $169.6 million kinder, back early childhood services to make kinder free next year, saving and workers, and help support more roydon Community School buildings, physical education families around $2,000 for every parents, especially women, into the Cis a small secondary school facilities and Town Hall. child enrolled in a participating workforce. with the capacity to enrol funded kinder program. This approximately 100 students on This project is part of the investment will not only make sure During 2019, many preschools in the its current site at Mt Dandenong Andrews Government’s Building more kids can access a great early Eastern Metropolitan Region shared Rd in Croydon. The school’s Works package, which will childhood education, it will make in a range of funding initiatives. Grants vision is to graduate confident, deliver $2.7 billion in shovel- it easier for parents – particularly for playgroup funding, shade grants, compassionate, reliable and ready projects – big and small – women – to return to the workforce facilities and equipment upgrades, resilient young people who to get thousands of people back as we recover from the pandemic. information technology grants, possess a positive personal to work across our state. minor infrastructure refurbishments, philosophy, and a focus on Families with children enrolled building improvement funding were continuing growth. The package includes a $1.18 in kinder programs at a long day made available for kinders to do billion education building care centre will also benefit from more for our littlest Victorians. On Following previous planning program will also build new a saving of around $2000 in fees. top of this, many kinders in the EMR funding, additional funding of schools, deliver and refurbish And for those families that have kids in the state electorates of Bulleen, $18.12 million is being provided relocatable classrooms and attending unfunded three-year-old Warrandyte and Croydon shared in to enable the relocation of the make schools more accessible programs in sessional kindergartens, $628,780 in school readiness funding Croydon Community School to for students and staff with there will also be reduced fees. This to help ensure our kids get the best the Croydon Road site, including disabilities. is a smart investment. Not only will start before they head off to prep. for new administration, free kinder save families thousands Launch of the Chin Hakha Language Program at Mooroolbark Kinder,2019. wellbeing and advisory The new Croydon Community School Designs $515 million Government School maintenance blitz nnounced in late 2019, primary, secondary and specialist schools across the Astate shared in $515 million, for a range of works including building repairs and refurbishments, better bushfire safety facilities, landscaping and tree inspections. This project was part of the Andrews Government’s Building Works package, which delivered $2.7 billion in shovel-ready projects – big and small. The package included a $1.18 billion education building program that will build new schools, deliver and refurbish relocatable classrooms and make schools more accessible for students and staff with disabilities. This $1.18 billion education building program is in addition to the $6.1 billion invested by the Andrews Government on delivering school upgrades since 2014, supporting more than 7,500 construction jobs for Victorians.
This project created space for more than 21,000 extra students in Victoria’s education system and created more than 1,600 local construction jobs in communities across Victoria. Government Schools in the following districts in the Eastern Metropolitan Region shared in funding from the blitz: Templestowe Heights Primary School to receive new facilities State seat of Bayswater: State seat of Forest Hill: Architects appointed to $1,563,383 $2,060,579 emplestowe Heights Primary School will receive $1.448 State seat of Box Hill: State seat of Ivanhoe: T design new outdoor play million from the Infrastructure $1,828,391 $1,139,998 Planning Acceleration Fund (IPAF) State seat of Bulleen: State seat of Mount Waverley: for an upgrade and new facilities to areas for local schools accommodate projected growth in $1,788,829 $1,826,628 uring April 2020, architects were appointed to help enrolment numbers at the school. State seat of Croydon: State seat of Ringwood: design new outdoor play areas for the following schools: D $1,444,901 $1,945,614 Templestowe Heights Primary School • Design Core Architects Pty Ltd have been appointed State seat of Eltham: State seat of Warrandyte: has a strong focus on literacy and to design Croydon Special Development School’s new numeracy. Specialist areas are literacy $1,816,178 $1,478,501 accessible playground. intervention/EAL, enrichment, Art, State seat of Ferntree Gully: Physical Education, Performing • Bryant Alsop Pty Ltd has was appointed to design $1,353,506 Arts, and Italian. Instrumental Templestowe Park Primary School’s new outdoor music classes, swimming programs, sensory area. There will be more to come in school funding announcements across the remainder of lunchtime clubs, camps, and after Warranwood Primary School, Maintenance Funding blitz announcement, 2019 the term. school activities are offered. In 2020 the school will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Templestowe Heights Primary School
Funding boost for TAFE Minor Capital Works Fund Ruskin Park Primary School to receive upgraded facilities to remier Dan Andrews, Deputy Premier of nurses and other essential health I am pleased to announce fast-tracked funding for a number of schools in the PJames Merlino and Minister Gayle care workers. Through the Working for Eastern Metro region for upgrades to their facilities, supporting local jobs cater for an additional 200 enrolments Tierney MP announced the $260.8 million Victoria program more than 685 people through Victoria’s economic recovery. uskin Park Primary School package, which includes a $191.9 million have already completed free short courses will receive $1.18 million guarantee to lock in funding at expected in food hygiene and cleaning, with more • Ainslie Parklands Primary School will be receiving over $250,000 to update R Infrastructure Planning Acceleration pre-COVID-19 levels and an additional courses in fields like infection control and their playgrounds and provide shading for students. Fund (IPAF) to upgrade and provide $68.9 million in crisis support to ensure first aid coming online this week. • Wonga Park Primary School will receive over $41,000 to upgrade facilities for an additional 200 Victoria’s public training system can playground space and install a sensory garden. enrolments to accommodate projected respond and recover from the coronavirus This funding builds on the Andrews • Milgate Primary School is getting over $57,000 to upgrade school fencing. growth in the area. This $200,000 Inclusive Schools Fund project is part of the pandemic. Government’s $1.7 billion economic Andrews Government’s commitment to inclusive education, survival and jobs package – which has • Donburn Primary School will use over $155,000 to upgrade staff facilities The school’s vision follows the belief which is ensuring that students with disabilities and additional Like universities and other higher- already provided more than $400 million and bathrooms. that ‘every student at Ruskin Park needs get the same opportunities as other students. Inclusive education providers, the economic impacts in payroll tax refunds, $65 million in • Kilsyth Primary School will be upgrading a playgroud space with over can develop their natural curiosity education is about ensuring that all students, regardless of of coronavirus have hit the training sector business support grants and found new $97,000 in funding. and imagination through new and disabilities or other differences, can fully participate, learn, hard. International students are no longer jobs for more than 1,500 people through • Croydon Special Developmental School will receive $500,000 for engaging approaches to teaching develop and succeed in Victorian government schools. able to enter the country and many Working for Victoria. refurbishment of relocatable buidings. and learning. The encouragement of other students can’t pay their fees. The a positive attitude within a friendly Since the Fund was established by the Andrews Government funding will help our TAFEs and training For further information please Projects will commence from early 2021. community of learners will promote in 2015 more than 232 creative projects to build inclusive providers transition to delivering more visit: success today, tomorrow and into the learning spaces, outdoor sensory areas and accessible online and remote learning, keep staff on, https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov. Victoria’s school building boom is the biggest in the country. More importantly, future’. The school values are: Building playgrounds have been announced. and continue teaching skills that will be au/tafe-students-funding-and- it’ll mean our kids have the classrooms – and the bright futures – they deserve. Friendships, Creativity, Honesty and critical in the fight against coronavirus. support Respect. Ruskin Park Primary School Free TAFE is already providing a pipeline 6 THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE 7 ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION. ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION.
ENVIRONMENT BUSHFIRE SEASON 20/21 Victoria’s Renewable Energy Are you bushfire ready?
Target – 50% by 2030 uring an emergency such as a bushfire, it is hard to think clearly. You may forget Dimportant things or waste valuable time deciding where to go. n August 2019 the Andrews Government A strong renewable energy target boosts Iintroduced a Bill into parliament to the pipeline of renewable projects and There are some simple steps you can take to get ready now: legislate increasing Victoria’s Renewable encourages businesses to invest in the • learn about what Fire Danger Ratings mean and check them every day during Energy Target (VRET) to 50 per cent by local supply chain, boosting employment the fire season 2030 – as promised at the 2018 State – particularly in regional Victoria. election. • make your fire plan and talk with your family about what you will do. Just as An increased VRET will create around every family or household is unique, every plan will be different The Renewable Energy (Jobs and 24,000 jobs by 2030, driving an • if you are in a regional area at risk of bushfires or grassfires, be prepared to Investment) Amendment Bill 2019 additional $5.8 billion in economic leave early on very high-risk days or if a fire starts. It is the safest option. builds on the Government’s VRET activity in Victoria, push down the cost legislation, which will ensure 25 per cent of power and will reduce emissions – the For the latest fire warnings in your area: of our electricity generation comes from equivalent of taking 655,000 cars off the renewable sources by 2020, and 40 per road for a year. • visit the Vic Emergency website at emergency.vic.gov.au cent by 2025. • download the Vic Emergency app
• check the Vic Emergency Twitter or Facebook for any alerts
If you see smoke in your area and are not aware of any planned burns, Recycling Container Deposit Scheme call the Vic Emergency hotline on 1800 226 226 he Andrews Government is for councils to spend on the community and circular Tintroducing a container deposit rather than on cleaning-up, improved scheme (CDS) to increase beverage resource recovery means reduced use of Economy Policy container recycling and reduce litter in virgin materials as well in resulting in a Reducing bushfire risk together Victoria. The scheme is due to commence cleaner and healthier environment. arlier this year, the Andrews in 2022/2023. t is important to highlight to local Due to the linear nature of a lot of the CFA and local government to inform fuel There will be additional Project Fire EGovernment released its circular Hundreds of new jobs will also be economy strategy – Recycling Victoria Iresidents the important work that crown land along the river in Warrandyte, reduction activities, engagement and Fighters based at Parks Victoria depots – a 10-year plan that will completely A container deposit scheme works by created via the establishment of new the Andrews Government is doing fuel reduction burning isn’t the most education. this summer, in addition to permanent overhaul Victoria’s recycling sector, applying a small deposit to beverages collection points throughout the state, and continues to do in ensuring that effective treatment, particularly in the field staff, to undertake fire management create 3,900 jobs and reduce waste going sold to consumers which covers the cost jobs in recycling, re-processing and to landfill. communities that are subject to bush fire riparian vegetation along the river. Fuel management and respond to fires. of recycling. When the empty beverage re-manufacturing as well as transport risk are safe and as prepared as possible. These announcements are part of a suite containers – such as those in plastic, glass and logistics and support services like Therefore, the vast majority of fuel Fuel reduction activities in the last five FFMVic has strong links to the of comprehensive measures outlined in the plan to better collect and sort bottles and aluminium cans, are returned technology, community education, It’s important that residents have a clear management undertaken in Warrandyte years reflect the overall risk reduction community and regularly participates in recyclable materials, and better use them to a refund collection point, a cash refund auditing and reporting. understanding of the challenges and is by mechanical fuel treatment, with strategy being implemented on public fire awareness events alongside CFA and in new products, including: can be collected for each container complexities in this area and understand 167 hectares of public land subject to an land to reduce bushfire risk. local government. The CDS will also provide for a new way how they are being addressed. annual slashing program. • a new four-bin household recycling returned. system to separate recyclables, for individuals, charities and community Mechanical treatment is the primary fuel We have worked with the community to glass, food and organics, and waste; The benefits of improving our rubbish groups to raise money. Managing Bush Fire risk is a shared This is a combination of roadside slashing reduction activity in this environment and develop strategic bushfire management responsibility. to maintain safe access and egress, fuel burning is a complementary treatment planning frameworks that: • a container deposit scheme to be and recycling systems are immense. We To follow the progress on our break maintenance and broad area that is applied in targeted locations. developed in consultation with can reduce waste and litter by increasing • Identify values to be protected from container deposit scheme, visit The Andrews Government works closely slashing. councils and industry and begin by recycling of plastic, aluminium and glass bushfire https://www.vic.gov.au/container- with local government, partner agencies Whilst private land is not in DELWP/ 2023. See more on this initiative drink containers, provide more money deposit-scheme and private landowners to reduce Bushfire Management Strategy FFMVic’s remit for fuel reduction, • assesses bushfire risk to those below. values, and bushfire risk across the entire state. however FFMVic do support CFA to • a statewide education program A new Bushfire Management Strategy undertake fuel management on private • set out strategies to manage this to help households, businesses One of the major challenges faced in was developed with direct input from property. risk. and councils transition to the new Ending logging in old growth forests this is many of the high risk areas are a Stakeholder Advisory Group which system he Andrews Government announced That’s 186,000 hectares now protected situated on private land, which requires included staff from Local Councils and The government initiative Safer Together If you would like more information • the doubling of funding Tin November 2019 a $120 million from logging, equivalent to more a collective effort to address. local community representatives. has provided a great (funded) initiative to about planned burns in your for businesses to invest in Native Forest Transition Package to than 100,000 MCGs or two Wilsons work with communities. area, our joint fuel management infrastructure to sort and process support Victoria’s forest industry to Promontory National Parks....the biggest In terms of analysing bushfire risk, The new strategy takes a broader view of program or how we manage our recyclables move away from native timber. Victoria’s addition to our reserve system in almost the Warrandyte electorate for instance risk beyond just public land and identify Community Fire Safety bushfire risk, visit: www.ffm.vic. • new grants to make Victoria a Forestry Plan will see logging in old 30 years. comprises 86 per cent private land, the areas of high risk across both public and gov.au/bushfirefuel-and-risk- leader in recycling innovation growth forests end immediately, with remaining 13.4 per cent is public land private land. Fuel management is complemented by management/planned-burning-in- • new grants to help business reduce all logging in native forests in Victoria Under this policy, the Strathbogie forest (1202ha) with the total footprint being our approach to bushfire suppression. Victoria waste and increase recycling in to cease by 2030. Logging of old-growth is now permanently protected and the 8999ha. In these high-risk areas, fire agencies FFMVic has strong connections with CFA their daily operations forests is now banned. Greater Gliders and their little mates have can work with landowners to reduce risk and FRV to ensure rapid first attack and To see what the Victorian Auditor • funding for waste-to-energy a much better chance of being around for In the Warrandyte area 66 hectares of fuel across the landscape. suppression of fires should they occur. General’s audit of our program initiatives, recognising its role in an This will deliver immediate protections for future generations to enjoy. break and roadside slashing is conducted found, visit: www.audit.vic.gov.au/ integrated waste recovery system 90,000 hectares of the state’s remaining annually and 10 planned burns have been Risk modelling from the new strategy This integrated response applies to fires report/reducing-bushfire-risks • a Business Innovation Centre to rare and precious old growth. For more information on this undertaken in the last five years. is being drawn on by Forest Fire on both public and private land. develop new, innovative technology announcement visit: https:// Management Victoria (FFMVic), the and solutions to waste problems Also immediately protected from logging www.forestsandreserves.vic. another 96,000 hectares, including gov.au/forest-management/ • support to target hazardous waste areas of the Central Highlands and East environmental-regulation-of- and protect the community from Gippsland, home to the iconic Greater timber-harvesting Planning a holiday to a bushfire risk area? dangerous chemical stockpiles. Glider and more than 35 other threatened species including the Leadbeater possum. Before you leave While you’re away
• Download the VicEmergency app, • Listen to local radio for warnings and advice while you’re on the road. The Emergency Victoria website has a full list of Transition support for the native timber industry bookmark emergency.vic.gov. emergency broadcasters. he Andrews Government announced Opal Australian Paper will also be To find out more about of Victorian au, and save the VicEmergency Tin November 2019 a $120 million supported to transition to a full plantation- Forestry Plan and support for Hotline 1800 226 226 – into your • Stay informed by visiting the Emergency Victoria website, checking the VicEmergency app, calling the VicEmergency Hotline Native Forest Transition Package to based supply, ensuring it operates until timber workers and businesses, mobile phone. on 1800 226 226, following VicEmergency on Twitter (@vicemergency) and Facebook, talking to locals, visiting an accredited support Victoria’s forest industry to move at least 2050 – providing support to visit: https://djpr.vic.gov.au/ visitor information centre or by listening to an emergency broadcaster. away from native timber. its almost 1,000-strong workforce and forestry/forestry-plan • Make sure your mobile phone has stability to its customers. a fully charged battery. • Check if a Total Fire Ban has been declared for the area you are visiting. On a Total Fire Ban day, campfires are not allowed. The 30-year plan sets out a long-term and Only gas and electric barbecues are allowed if you follow the regulations. For more information about Total Fire Bans, visit the sustainable future for Victoria’s forestry The plan is backed by $120 million For the latest news on what’s • Check the Fire Danger Rating for CFA website. industry. As part of the plan VicForests in industry support – including re- your destination on the Emergency To learn more about our will extend existing timber supply employment and re-training services happening in the Eastern Victoria website as you may not • On Severe or Extreme Fire Danger Rating days, it’s safer to travel to cities and towns. Never travel into a high-risk bushfire circular economy policy visit: https://engage.vic.gov.au/ agreements until 2024, after which native for impacted workers, and funding for Metro Region, visit have phone reception across area where a Code Red Fire Danger Rating has been forecast. circulareconomy timber supply will be stepped down community projects that support local regional Victoria. before ending in 2030. businesses and help create local jobs. SonjaTerpstraMP.com.au • Be aware of grassfires when you’re travelling. Grassfire can move at speeds of up to 25 km/hr and jump highways. 8 THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE 9 ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION. ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION.
HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH Australian Institute for Mental health support he Victorian Budget 2020/21 The Budget includes additional training Infectious Disease Tprovides for $868.6 million to ensure opportunities to support students and he Andrews Government will sector and could support up to 5,000 jobs, Victorians have the mental health support job seekers looking to pursue a career in Testablish an Australian Institute including up to 850 jobs at the Institute they need as we get on with fixing a broken the mental health sector. It includes $1.9 for Infectious Disease in the heart itself. system. million for allied health, nursing and of Melbourne’s renowned Parkville medical undergraduates to work part- biomedical precinct to lead the fight The Institute will create the largest This includes funding the rollout of the time in community mental health settings against future pandemics. centre of expertise in the Indo-Pacific interim recommendations from the while completing their studies. A further region and will establish Victoria as a Royal Commission into Mental Health, $3.1 million will support experienced The Victorian Budget 2020/21 includes global leader in understanding infectious including $492 million to deliver 120 general nurses to retrain as mental health an investment of $155 million towards disease – accelerating research into the mental health beds in Geelong, Epping, nurses; and $7.7 million for specialist the $550 million institute, with the prevention of future pandemics and Sunshine and Melbourne. This is an training roles in child and adolescent University of Melbourne and its partners rapidly developing treatments. addition to the 24 Hospital in the Home psychiatry to address the shortage of contributing a further $150 million and beds announced earlier in 2020 bringing trained psychiatrists in these roles, the remaining funds to be sought from The facility will include next-generation the total to 144 beds. An additional $18.9 including in regional areas. the Commonwealth Government. laboratories and high-containment million is provided for 35 acute treatments facilities that will help researchers beds for public mental health patients in A further $7.7 million in funding is Our contribution includes an immediate improve our understanding of infectious private health services. provided to begin to address workforce allocation of $5 million to complete diseases, with a robotic biobank facility shortages in the mental health sector, to a business case for the facility, which that will ensure international best The Budget invests $21.4 million to support future expansion of the workforce. will combine the strengths of some of practice for specimen storage in large- support the statewide expansion of This includes funding to increase the the world’s leading research institutes. scale clinical trials. the Hospital Outreach Post-Suicidal annual number of junior medical officer The business case is due for completion Engagement (HOPE) service, with psychiatrist rotations, graduate nurses in mid-2021 and construction of the Victoria’s medical research institutes individual, intensive and one-on-one and postgraduate mental health nurse Institute would create 350 jobs. already employ more than 4,800 people. support for Victorians as they rebuild their scholarships. The state’s wider medical research sector lives. Completion of the statewide rollout Once operational, the Institute will supports more than 30,000 jobs across will deliver services in Albury-Wodonga, The Budget also delivers $20 million provide a massive boost to the biomedical institutes, universities and industry. Bairnsdale, Ballarat, Broadmeadows, towards upgrading state-owned facilities Clayton, Epping, Mildura, Parkville, across Victoria. The Budget will also Shepparton and Warrnambool, as well as deliver an extra 19,000 hours for services in Heidelberg and Box Hill in the community mental health support. Eastern Metropolitan Region. Women’s Health Services Supporting the mental health of our nnounced in April 2020, twelve This investment includes $600,000 As we begin the work to rebuild young people will remain critical as we Awomen’s health services across the from our recent $59.4 million mental our system, learning from the lived begin our recovery, with this year’s Budget state will share in $3 million over the health package to help meet demand as experiences of Victorians is vital. It’s why investing $47.8 million dedicated to early next two years to continue their work in Victorians reach out for help with stress $2.2 million will help design the Victorian intervention support for young people Sonja meeting with School Principals and the Department of Education discussing the rollout of mental health support for students in the Eastern Metro Region in October 2020. preventing family violence. and isolation during coronavirus. It’s also Collaborative Centre for Mental Health – recognising that sometimes the most in addition to the $40.2 million package and Wellbeing, a new centre dedicated important help is the earliest help, as well This funding will ensure these services for crisis accommodation and specialist to bringing together the experts on our as $7 million to support critical research can build on their vital work to deliver services for people suffering or at risk of mental health system – researchers, into youth mental health and operations Mental health support for prevention of family violence training, family violence. academics and those who’ve experienced at the Orygen centre. advice and support to organisations it firsthand. in their local areas, including local Women’s Health East based in Doncaster Other key Budget investments Victorian Government government and health services. received $250,000 additional funding A further $16 million will help those include: over two years. same Victorians use their own very real • $19.4 million to support mental Secondary School students and personal experience to support health clinicians at the Victorian and champion for others in need – Fixed Threat Assessment Centre and n recognition of the increased mental Mental health practitioners offer with new training positions, education deliver specialised services to meet Ihealth challenges posed by the counselling and early intervention and opportunities for employment. the needs of people referred by the coronavirus pandemic, the roll-out of our services, and act as coordinating support This includes $7.3 million for a service Centre Mental Health Practitioners in secondary for students with complex needs, linking designed and delivered by people with • $4.4 million to improve culturally schools initiative has been brought them with broader allied community and Nurse to patient ratios lived experience. appropriate support for Aboriginal forward to be implemented by the end of health services. Victorians 2021. n 2019, the Andrews Government Patient Ratios) Act the Government has The Budget also includes $8.7 million • $3.9 million for providing mental All Victorian government school students, Iintroduced landmark legislation to completed what was started last year with to establish a residential mental health health and wellbeing support for Locally, this means the following schools whether they are learning remotely or guarantee minimum numbers of nurses the introduction of Nurse to Patient ratios service, specifically designed and asylum seekers in the Eastern Metropolitan Region will attending school on-site, have been able and midwives to care for Victorian which also added a further 600 nurses delivered by those with lived experience. • $152 million to support and provide receive funding: to access mental health and wellbeing patients. and midwives to our public health sector This service will deliver short-term care mental health services in direct support during the pandemic. workforce. In June 2020, further improvements to and support in a residential community response to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Croydon Community School - from nurse to patient ratios were implemented The Andrews Government is investing setting, designed as a true alternative to Term 1 2021; Secondary school students can access that will see an extra 500 nurses and more than $64 million over five years to acute hospital-based care. • Melba College- Senior Campus - counselling via a voice call or video midwives employed in Victorian hospitals support these changes. This is in addition from Term 1 2021; conference through the headspace and deliver better care to Victorians. to the Andrews Government’s $50 million • Yarra Hills Secondary College - counselling partnership or via their Nursing and Midwifery Workforce Mooroolbark Campus - from Term school-based mental health practitioner. With the amendments to theSafe Patient Development Fund. Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to 1 2021; • Doncaster Secondary College - from This builds on the $65.5 million investment Term 3 2021; in student health and wellbeing initiatives • East Doncaster Secondary College- in schools, including the Victorian Anti- from Term 3 2021; Bullying and Mental Health Initiative, the New Ambulance Stations • Templestowe College - from Term 3 School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support 2021; program, as well as increased investment he Andrews Government has That’s why we’re upgrading and building • Warrandyte High School - from in allied health and nursing services. Tcommitted $181.8 million since 2015 new ambulance stations across Victoria. Term 3 2021. to the Ambulance Victoria development Modern, advanced and well-located The initiative is being implemented via program. ambulance stations mean Victorians can The $51.2 million initiative, which an area-based rollout. Attached to this receive the best lifesaving emergency care, began in July last year, provides funding bulletin is a list of school campuses and This program aims to upgrade and now – and into the future. Housing for priority applicants to schools to recruit a mental health their roll out timeline. rebuild ambulance stations to provide any priority applicants currently on the Victorian Housing Register are living practitioner. It will see qualified mental better working conditions for paramedics See details below of new Ambulance Mwith a mental illness. Having access to stable housing is an essential in both health professionals in every government For more information on Mental and ensure lifesaving emergency care is Stations have been built or are being built preventing, and recovering, from mental health issues. secondary school campus across the state, Health Practitioners in government available for all Victorians. in the Eastern Metropolitan Region: including psychologists, social workers, secondary schools, please visit: It’s a massive $5.3 billion plan to construct more than 12,000 new homes across the state occupational therapists and mental health https://www.education.vic.gov. We know that Victorians rely on the • Eltham Ambulance Branch, at creating around 10,000 jobs to kickstart our economic recovery. Of these new homes, nurses. au/school/teachers/health/ expertise, compassion and commitment Montmorency, State seat of Eltham 2,000 will be for Victorians living with mental illness, reflecting our commitment to mentalhealth/Pages/mental- of our paramedics. We also know that • Doncaster Ambulance Branch, at mental health and fixing a broken system. All government secondary schools will health-practitioners-secondary. paramedics need modern workplaces, and Templestowe, State seat of Bulleen receive between one and five days a aspx the latest equipment to stay safe at work • Mount Waverley Ambulance Branch, This initiative will ensure that Victorians living with a mental illness can secure a place week of support from a mental health and deliver the best care. at Mount Waverley, State seat of to call home. practitioner depending on its size and Mount Waverley. requirements. 10 THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE 11 ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION. ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION.
HOUSING SUPPORT BUDGET 2020: ELECTORATE KEY STATS
Public Housing BAYSWATER CROYDON $19.763 Million $10.740 Million n November, 2020 the Andrews Our Housing Big Build will help to IGovernment announced the biggest inject over $6.7 billion into the Victorian Parks Infrastructure Schools • Ruskin Park Primary public housing renewal program in the economy. funds for Boronia $9.56 million history of Victoria with over $5.3 billion revitalisation site Infrastructure planning to build 12,000 new homes right across This announcement will: Victoria. acceleration fund • Secure and long-term $1.18 million accommodation for thousands of Schools • Bayswater Secondary This investment will create over 10,000 families. College jobs every year for the next four years, $12.433 million providing work for builders, plasterers, • Rebuilding over 1,000 existing plumbers, electricians, concreters, public housing properties. • Boronia West Primary ELTHAM $4.330 million designers and more. There’ll also be a • 2,000 new homes will go directly $16.8 Million gender equity plan to help us encourage to Victorians living with a mental • Heathmont College women to work in construction. And we’ll illness. $2.5 million Health • One of Ten community create 600 new jobs with the $498million Infrastructure planning hospitals to be funded worth of work we have on our books now • Almost 3,000 rental homes will be acceleration fund • 24 hour operations and into the future for maintenance and built to help low and middle income for Diamond Creek $500,000 refurbishment to existing housing stock. families move closer to where they Ambulance work at an affordable price. Apprentices, trainees and cadets will • Every home built will have a seven Upgrade to Mountain comprise up to 10% of all hours worked star energy rating. Roads Schools • Greenhills Primary on large projects such as this one. The Hwy & Albert Ave $6.8 million • It’ll increase our housing supply by Andrews Government also has social intersection Boronia 10 per cent. • Diamond Valley Special procurement measures in place to help Developmental School target employment for indigenous Residents who live in public housing in $10 million Victorians, social housing tenants, people Heidelberg West and Maroondah also who have experienced homelessness, benefit from this plan. BOX HILL migrants and refugees. $12.42 Million Roads • Upgrade to Ryans & FOREST HILL MT WAVERLEY To find out more about our big Wattletree intersection housing build, visit: https://www. $23.990 Million $20.372 Million Schools • Box Hill North Primary • Upgrade to Ryans & vic.gov.au/homes-victoria $3.42 million Wallowa intersection Schools • Burwood East Schools • Mount Waverley • Blackburn High Primary Secondary college $9 million Other Improved bus to St $8.03 million $7.157 million COVID19 - Support for Renters Crisis Accommodation Helena Secondary • Syndall South Primary College • Vermont Secondary $4.43 million remier Daniel Andrews announced a State Revenue Office to manage these College upport for Victorians fleeing from For some in our community, home • Glenallen School $500 million package aimed at giving land tax relief claims. BULLEEN $5.85 million P Sfamily violence with more funding is already an unsafe place. Sudden $7.99 million certainty to residential and commercial for crisis accommodation unemployment, extended periods $23.330 Million tenants and landlords, while they struggle Businesses are eligible for these measures of isolation and the family at home FERNTREE GULLY • Vermont South Infrastructure planning with the unprecedented economic if they have an annual turnover under $50 acceleration fund In April this year, the Andrews together, can contribute to a heightened Parks • Yarra Valley Special School disruption caused by the coronavirus million per year and have experienced $36.97 Million $795,000 Government invested an additional risk of family violence. Parklands - Banksia $10.11 million pandemic. more than a 30 per cent reduction in $40.2 million in crisis accommodation • turnover due to coronavirus. and specialist family violence services Birrarrung & Sport Redevelop & To encourage landlords to do the right to keep women and children safe Westerfold Parks expand State thing by their tenants, the Government The Andrews Government will also during the coronavirus pandemic. Basketball Centre RINGWOOD will provide $420 million in land tax relief. create an $80 million rental assistance at Wantirna Sth $22.14 Million If a landlord provides tenants impacted fund for renters facing hardship due to Schools • Templestowe Heights $22 million IVANHOE by coronavirus with rent relief, they will coronavirus. To be eligible, renters will Primary $12.39 Million Schools • Norwood Secondary be eligible for a 25 per cent discount on need to have registered their revised $11.73 million Health Funding for Angliss their land tax, while any remaining land agreement with Consumer Affairs Victoria For assistance with housing related issues $7.4 million • Bulleen Heights Hospital site tax can be deferred until March 2021. or gone through mediation, have less than Schools • Banyule Primary • Ringwood Secondary please visit: www.housing.vic.gov.au/ School $5,000 in savings and still be paying at $12.39 million $14.75 million $9.15 million Schools • Fairhills High A new Coronavirus Relief Deputy least 30 per cent of their income in rent. $8.07 million Funding to support Commissioner will be established at the Infrastructure planning school communities in acceleration fund West Heidelberg $1.45 million Other Knox Innovation, WARRANDYTE Opportunity & $10 Million Sustainability Other 130 new dwellings at Other Skills and Job centre Centre Tarakan Estate West Schools • Heatherwood School - North-East Link $6.9 million Heidelberg $10 million
LOCAL COMMUNITIES: SPORT AND MULTICULTURAL GROUPS Sporting Clubs support Support for Multicultural groups porting Clubs in the Eastern Metropolitan ulticultural groups in the Eastern Metropolitan Region SRegion have been well supported by the Mhave been well supported by the Andrews Government’s Andrews Government investment in community investment in culturally and linguistically diverse community sport. Whether its grants for shade, facilities groups. upgrades or COVID19 support – many clubs including basketball, tennis, netball, The pandemic has shown us just how important our multicultural squash, cricket, football, soccer, aeromodelling community groups are to the people of Victoria, especially those and swimming clubs have benefited. who do not speak English as their primary language.
Here is a snapshot of clubs in the Eastern Prior to and during the COVID19 pandemic, multicultural Metropolitan Region who have benefited from groups have been eligible for and receiving support to promote support from the Andrews Government: health and safety messages, upgrade facilities, keep operations running, and to ensure members of Victoria’s multicultural • State seat of Bulleen $52,500 communities were supported. • State seat of Croydon $47,490 MPs supporting the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. (from left) Matt Fregon MP, State Member for Mount Waverley, Paul Hamer MP, State Member for Box • State seat of Warrandyte $58,500 In Bulleen, Croydon and Warrandyte, more than $133,000 was Hill, Premier the Hon Daniel Andrews MP, Vicki Ward MP, State Member for Eltham, Sonja Terpstra MP, State Member for Eastern Metropolitan Region, Dustin Halse MP, State Member awarded to multicultural community groups in 2020. for Ringwood. 12 THE EASTERN METRO BUGLE ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE EASTERN METRO REGION.
LOCAL LEGENDS Shirley Whitaker– Local tennis legend BJ Quilters Group – Quilting Legends t was a real pleasure and a privilege to visit An extremely talented, experienced and IBJ Quilters Group in Ringwood in July 2019. passionate group of women, who meet in Ringwood once a month, dedicated to quilting. The group has been going for 12 years. When Quilters come from all over the Eastern one of their founding members, Brenda, lost Suburbs of Melbourne and beyond who donate her own battle with breast cancer in 2012, the their time to make quilts, information and group made it their mission to support cancer shopping bags for donation to cancer patients patients going through their own cancer battles. at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre . They churn The group, BJ Quilters, is named in Brenda’s out 25-60 bags/quilts per month depending on honour. demand. That’s some serious quilting!
arlier this year, I spent a lovely afternoon celebrating International EWomen’s Day 2020 with an afternoon tea on the lawn at Parliament House.
Attending with me was Shirley Whitaker. Shirley is the world tennis No.1 in the 85-and-over age group and an Eastern Metro Region local who plays at her local tennis club in Doncaster when she’s not taking on international competitors!
A wonderful ambassador for women’s participation in sport and testament to the fact that you can play any sport any time at any age.
2020 Snapshot During the COVID19 pandemic my office undertook outreach work to senior citizens in our region.
We delivered 170 seniors care packs to homes across the Eastern Metro region and made 697 outbound phone calls to check on seniors’ and vulnerable community members’ welfare during COVID19.
During the year, we also received over 12,700 emails and 133 messages over social media. We responded to over 120 unique constituent inquires and wrote over 500 letters/emails.
The issues you wrote to us about the most, were: • Omnibus Bill • State of Emergency • School Chaplaincy • Duck Shooting • Brumbies
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