{"id":32686,"date":"2020-06-11T00:16:52","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T14:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/state-liberals-head-to-geelong-to-launch-back-to-work-plan\/"},"modified":"2020-06-11T11:22:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T01:22:55","slug":"state-liberals-head-to-geelong-to-launch-back-to-work-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/state-liberals-head-to-geelong-to-launch-back-to-work-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"State Liberals head to Geelong to launch &#8220;back to work&#8221; plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE state Liberal and National parties have rolled out their blueprint for what Victoria should do next during the coronavirus pandemic, visiting a factory in Geelong to launch the \u201cBack to Work and Back in Business\u201d document.<br \/>\nThe plan is split into four sections: \u201cSecuring your personal finances\u201d, \u201cRebuilding local economies\u201d, \u201cBuilding better communities\u201d and \u201cKeeping your family safe\u201d.<br \/>\nSpeaking at IXL Metal Casings on Friday last week, Opposition Leader Michael O\u2019Brien said Geelong had \u201calways been the manufacturing heart of Victoria and we want to bring<br \/>\nmanufacturing back\u201d.<br \/>\nHe said his party\u2019s plan would establish a $1 billion \u201cBringing Manufacturing Home\u201d fund to encourage manufacturers to locate their facilities in Victoria, as well as raise the payroll tax threshold to $10 million until June 30 next year.<br \/>\n\u201cThe future for manufacturing is in being smarter, in making better quality product, in better targeted product. Now we\u2019re not going to be able to compete with (countries such as) China in terms of mass production but we\u2019ll beat them when it comes to innovation and quality and service.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cBack to Work and Back in Business\u201d brings together some of the recent policy ideas touted by the Liberals and Nationals, including the \u201cZero to Landfill\u201d environmental policy and the establishment of a $200 million Regional Tourism Fund to support country communities.<br \/>\nAlthough the document stresses \u201cthis is not a plan for the next election; Victorians can\u2019t afford to wait that long\u201d on its second page, some of the policies are identical to those championed by the Liberals and Nationals and opposed by Labor in the lead-up to the 2018 state election, including immediately removing the moratorium on conventional onshore natural gas, building the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/East_West_Link_(Melbourne)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">East West Link<\/a>, and reinstating the Country Roads and Bridges Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE state Liberal and National parties have rolled out their blueprint for what Victoria should do next during the coronavirus pandemic, visiting a factory in Geelong to launch the \u201cBack to Work and Back in Business\u201d document. 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