Victoria’s maternity and newborn services are already some of the safest and highest quality in the world – and this will be strengthened through the Allan Labor Government’s new maternity taskforce.
The Allan Labor Government continues to boost the capacity of community mental health services – with seven health services receiving funding through the Community Mental Health Expansion Program.
Women will be further protected from family violence with stand-alone offences criminalising non-fatal strangulation coming into effect this weekend.
The Allan Labor Government is helping busy families this summer by making camping free in every national park and state forest in Victoria.
Victoria continues to build thousands more homes than any other state, with more than 60,000 home completions over the last 12 months – nearly 15,000 more homes than New South Wales.
The Allan Labor Government is helping Victorian secondary school students get involved in their communities and develop leadership skills.
The Allan Labor Government is supporting healthcare workers who cannot shave due to religious, cultural or medical reasons.
The Allan Labor Government is backing grassroots sporting clubs with more grants now available to help break down participation barriers and get more people involved in community sport.
The Allan Labor Government is supporting vulnerable cat owners and addressing cat over-population by providing grants to local councils to partner with animal rescue shelters to increase cat desexing rates.
The Allan Labor Government is making sure patients always have a voice – with the launch of a new family escalation system to ensure their concerns are heard.
