G21 gets bipartisan support for four of its priorities

G21 HAS updated its list of election commitments against the lobby group’s list of priorities, and four of them have bipartisan support from the major parties.

The board of G21 has identified 15 Priority Projects that will improve the G21 region (the five municipalities of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast, Queenscliffe, Golden Plains and Colac Otway) and benefit those living here.

As of Wednesday, November 14, there is support from both the Labor and Liberal parties for four of the projects:

• Armstrong Creek Growth Area – including the construction of a new secondary school and a fire station
• Geelong Cultural Precinct – the Liberals have pledged $500,000 for a business case looking at expanding the Geelong Gallery into City Hall, while Labor has pledged $128 million towards the third and final stage of the redevelopment of the Geelong Performing Arts Centre
• Great Ocean Road – both parties have pledged to create some kind of authority or agency to manage land along the coast, and
• Regional Rail Connections – Labor has pledged an overhaul of the Victorian rail network to deliver fast rail to the regions and more metro services, including updates to the express- Geelong lines to run fast trains; while the Liberals have pledged European-style highspeed rail by 2022 for the Melbourne-Geelong line and a travel time of 32 minutes.

Labor has also made commitments to six other Priority Projects: Addressing Disadvantage, Central Geelong Revitalisation, Convention and Exhibition Centre, GMHBA Stadium Redevelopment, Portarlington Safe Harbour, and Regional Motocross Facility.

The Victorian Greens have not yet made any pledges.

To see the full table, head to g21.com.au/g21sstate-election-2018-party-commitments-table.