THE GOOD:

• New school to be built at Doreen South
• Generous bonuses for top bureaucrats to be reviewed
• Wage rises for MPs and public servants capped at 2.5 per cent
• Train stations to be upgraded to accommodate Protective Service Officers
• New $55 million prison to be built near Caroline Springs
• Modest $155 million surplus
• Level crossings in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs to be eliminated
• Extra $336 million for child protection services
• New intensive care unit for Sunshine hospital
• Upgrade for Frankston Hospital Emergency Department
• Funding for 30 new V/Line carriages
• Myki ticketing system will not be introduced on major country rail lines until 2013

THE BAD:

• Police traffic fines to skyrocket by 27 per cent
• Speed camera fines to soar by 19 per cent
• $10 million for more speed cameras to push revenue from traffic fines to$663 million, more than half of the budget surplus
• First home owners bonus for newly built homes will be scrapped but the base $7000 first home owners grant will stay
• 600 more public servants to be sacked, taking the total to 4,400 with the treasurer admitting service delivery will be affected
• No new infrastructure projects in the immediate future
• Ted Baillieu’s election promise to build a new children’s hospital in his first term delayed again.
• Funding to renovate schools dramatically slashed
• Massive cuts to government funding for TAFE courses will affect areas such as hospitality, events and fitness
• New school at Doreen South is the only one in the state to receive funding
• $1 billion dollars slashed from government spending over the next four years
• State’s liabilities to pass $77 billion within four years
• The state’s prized AAA credit rating is under threat

THE LOCAL:

• Funding for upgrades to Geelong Performing Arts Centre
• Myki will not be introduced on the Geelong rail line until next year
• $93 million for upgrades to Geelong Hospital and to establish an integrated cancer centre at the hospital
• $8.3 million for the construction of two P-8 campuses of Northern Bay P-12 College at Wexford Road and Peacock Avenue
• $2.1 million for planning the Lara to Avalon airport rail link
• $13.6 million for a new police station and VICSES combined facility at Waurn Ponds
• $14 million for an extensive refurbishment and upgrade of buildings at Galvin Park Secondary College
• $8.4 million to plan and establish the new Grovedale Train Station