Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy has promised the Liberal party’s first budget will include investment in the western suburbs if successful at the state election this year.
During a visit to Point Cook on May 9, Mr Guy said Melbourne’s west needed immediate state funding.
“Here in the western suburbs … we’ve announced a new hospital in Melton, I’ll have announcements further about Werribee,” Mr Guy said.
“We’re doing that because we believe in investing in resources and infrastructure where it’s needed, where people are moving, and not in 2029 and 2035, but now.”
Mr Guy said the Liberal party is committed to “ensuring the west gets the representation it deserves”.
“The western suburbs is not just changing, it has changed … it’s new, it’s emerging, it’s a powerhouse for the economy,” he said.
Mr Guy said the Liberal party had a “burning desire” to win as many seats in the municipality as possible, including the “100 per cent winnable” newly-formed Point Cook electoral district.
“I wouldn’t take the shadow cabinet to the western suburbs repeatedly if I didn’t have a burning desire to see change out here,” Mr Guy said.
“We have a burning desire to win the seats of Point Cook, Tarneit, Werribee, Melton, right through the western suburbs.”
Mr Guy said the state needed a government focused on Victorians.
“Victoria’s healthcare crisis is not going to ease while the guy who caused the crisis still remains in charge of the state,” he said.
Also in attendance was opposition health spokeswoman Georgie Crozier, who said the western suburbs are currently experiencing a dental crisis.
“Out here in the west, the average wait time has gone from 15.8 months to 45.3 months, before they can see and get their dental care,” Ms Crozier said.
