| Every kindergarten in Pascoe Vale Electorate (totalling 13) will receive $3,000 in the form of a minor capital grant. Kindergartens will also receive a new computer in August | $39,000 |
| New train timetable from Monday 20 July for the Craigieburn train line | N/A |
| Grant to update the Coburg War Memorial - six citations will be added. | $5,500 |
| $1 billion world-class cancer centrwe to be built in Parkville | $852.2 million |
| First Home Owners Grant Extended - $18,000 for a new home in metro Melbourne, $9,000 for an existing home & $22,500 for a new home in regional Victoria | |
| $6,300,000 for Pascoe Vale Girls College for admistration, classrooms and science (Pascoe Vale Primary School, Pascoe Vale South Primary School & Westbreen also received $2,000,000 each from FEDERAL budget funding) | $6,300,000 |
| Electronic Speed signs installed and operating outside local schools - Glenroy Primary School, Pascoe Vale Primary School (x2), Coburg Primary School & Coburg Special Developmental School | $13.6 million (statewide) |
| As part of a $1.5 million statewide boost, Moreland City Council will receive $35,000 to assist them in developing local housing strategies and implementation initiatives. | $35,000 |
| 140 new jobs at Northern Hospital as a result of as new mental health facility that is currenty under construction. | $28 million (cost of construction of the new facility) |
| Free Public Transport to Anzac Day Services for Veterans and war widows on 24,25,26 April. | FREE |
| 13 Units in Pascoe Vale as part of a $171 million statewide boost to develop social housing (to be completed by July 2010) | $2,968,875 |
| 5 extra acute beds & 8 new sub acute beds for Northern Hospital which will allow Northern Health to treat an additional 1,742 patients over the next year | $2,7million |
| VicHealth Active Club Grants: Coburg Cycling Club and West Coburg Bowling Club each received $2,500 for portable sun shades and Moreland Wolves Soccer Club received $2,491 for soccer balls, a Training Youth Licence, a Training Senior Licence and first aid kits. | $7,491 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls School, Brunswick Special Developmental School, Brunswick Secondary College, Box Forest secondary College received $9,725 to help students in a range of voluenteering and community projects as part of the Advance program. | $9,725 per school |
| $194,800 to the Victorian Cooperative on Children's Services for Ethnic Groups to deliver Diversity in the Childcare Workforce project which will place 40 disadvantaged jobseekers into employment. Part of the New Workforce Partnerships program. | $194,800 |
| State Equipment Grants for Adult and Community Education, included Kurdish Association of Victoria, Moreland Adult Education Association, Robinson Reserve Neighbourhood House, Sussex Neighbourhood House - for the purchase of a range of equipment. | $18,124 |
| $2,000 to Moreland City Council to fund Moreland National Youth Week Celebrations where young people will participate in activities including dance, music, urban art and skate competitions | $2,000 |
| $46,897 for Moreland Library Service under the Computer Management and Wirless Internet in Public Libraries Program, to assist public libraries in the development of wirless internet and computer management with a focus on the security of PCs in libraries | $46,897 |
| $20,000 granted to Moreland City Council to deliver community graffiti clean-up project, which will allow the council to distribute 190 kits to residents, community groups and traders via Coburg Traders Group and Sydney Roasd Brunswick Association and 15 portable kits - 12 for schools, 2 for traders and 1 for community. | $20,000 |
| $7,500 to Coburg Library under the Public Internet Access Program | $7,500 |
| $300 School Start Bonus (redeemable for cash) to help buy their child books, uniforms and other schooling essentials. More than 125,000 Victorian families with a child starting Prep or Year 7 (government and non-government schools) received the financial boost | Part of $182 million School Start Bonus initiative |
| Bike Cage installed at Glenroy Train station, one of 23 already installed across Victoria and 10 more to be announced | Part of $38 billion Victorian Transport Plan |
| $52,000 for Carinya Society in Coburg under the Changing Days program for disability day services | $52,000 |
| $30,000 grant to assist Moreland City Council in partnership with Hume and Darebin Councils to audit their financial systems and develop and implement a model financial structure to categorise and track procurement expenditure. | $30,000 |
| Official opening of the Hadfield Netball club's new courts. | Delivered |
| $18,617 granted to Moreland City Council's libraries to support the Premier's Reading Challenge Book Fund. | $18,617 |
| "Go for your life" Ride2School program: Two students each from Coburg North Primary School, Westbreen Primary School and Oak Park Primary School received free bicycles as part of the Brumby government's 1000 bike Ride2School giveaway. | Free bikes |
| Free DVD and supporting booklet provided to parents of four month old babies to boost literacy and encourage parents to read to their children. Part of the Brumby Government's Young Readers Program. | Literacy boost |
| Major broadband upgrade for all Victorian Government schools from four to 10 megabits-per-second. Funded through the Government's $89.3 million VicSmart initiative. | Part of $89.3 Mil statewide |
| Free Sunday public transport for Victorians who receive a Disability Support Pension or a Carer Payment. | Free services |
| Raised in Parliament: Called on Lynne Kosky, Minister for Public Transport to support the provision of a secure bike starage cage at Glenroy train station. | Advocacy |
| Grant of $45,000 to Moreland City Council through the Brumby Government's TravelSmart and Local Area Access Program (LAAP). This Stage 1 TravelSmart project will provide the Gowanbrae community with more opportunities to use sustainable travel modes. Council will work with Gowanbrae Action Group (GAG) and other residents to develop a travel plan for the community. | $45,000 |
| Additional 280 university places to train nurses from 2009. | More nurses |
| State Government provides additional $38.9 million in capital grants to rebuild and upgrade needy Catholic schools. | $38.9 Mil statewide |
| Opening of the new 1.6 kilometre section of the Upfield Shared Path between Boundary and Box Forest Roads. (See July 2007) | |
| Grow Your Business grant to North Coburg manufacturer Sprint Gas to complete a business plan to expand its manufacturing capacity. | $11,500 |
| Free travel on Victoria's public transport network and V/Line for Senior Victorians as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival celebrations | |
| Community Grants Program funding for Multicultural Festivals and Events: $600 each to Filipino-Australian Society Melbourne' Northwest Inc. and Broadmeadows Turkish Senior Citizens Club; both in Glenroy | $1,200 |
| Hadfield Sporting club at Martin Reserve receives $23,580 (Total project cost $47,160) funding from the Drought Relief for Community Sport and Recreation Program 2008, for installation of rainwater tank/pumps connected to the ground's irrigation system. | $23,580 |
| An additional AM peak service (from 24 to 25) on West coburgs, Route 55 | |
| New signs for Bell Street at Melville Road, Pascoe Vale South and Main Street, Coburg to reduce congestion. The signs remind drivers not to enter the intersection if the road ahead is blocked. | Road Safety measures |
| Premier opens $1.4 million Performing Arts Centre at Box Forest College | $1.4 Mil |
| Funding boost for Northern Health to $213 million for 2008/2009, about $10million more than 2007/2008. Includes funding for Northern Hospital and Broadmeadows Health Service. | $10,000,000 |
| $20,000 grant to Australian Camps Association to run camps for newly arrived migrants | $20,000 |
| $500,000 grant to help establish the Gowanbrae Children's Centre. | $500,000 |
| 19.6 % increase in water and sewerage concession cap for low income families. The concession provides a 50% discount on water bills, up to a new limit of $189.70. | Increase in concessions |
| Kindergarten fee subsidy of $730 to be extended to include children from refugee and asylum seeking families, making kindergarten free. | Free services for children |
| $2.5 million to provide subsidies of up to $10,000 for vehicle modifications for people with a disability. | $2.5 Mil statewide |
| $2.5 million boost to expand a range of maternity services at the Northern Hospital. | $2.5 Mil Northern Metro |
| "Go for your life' Healthy Start in Schools Grants: $6,000 to Coburg North Primary School to develop and update their playgrounds and $4,000 to Glenroy West Primary School for additional cooking facilities and seating for their canteen. | $10,000 |
| Announcement that planning for Coburg 2020, principal activity centre development will be auspiced by a State Government Development Assessment Panel. The panel, a partnership between council and State Government will work to streamline and accelerate the planning process. | Community partnership |
| $15.5 million for works at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, including the Centre for Trauma-Related Mental Health Services. The Centre is a redevelopment of the Veterans' Psychiatry Unit and will provide a 20-bed unit for inpatients and outpatients, treating veterans and non-veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders and major mood disorders. | $15.5 Mil Northern Metro |
| Part of a statewide $112 million program: Extension and standardisation of clearway times. Targeted tram and bus priority program. A program to encourage walking and cycling. Expansion of VicRoads’ rapid response service to arterial roads. An initiative to reduce the impact of roadworks and events on traffic. Continuation of the aggressive priority program for trams, and provision of more information to motorists. | $112 Mil statewide |
| New 24-hour paramedic teams supported by additional ambulance stretcher vehicles will be based at Broadmeadows and Fawkner. | $6.14 Mil |
| Boost for local ambulance services with a new ‘peak period unit’ supported by additional ambulance stretcher vehicles to be established in Coburg in a $3.6 million expansion in ambulance services at busy times of the day, as part of a package of 13 new peak period units. | $3.6 Mil statewide |
| $3.1 million for Pascoe Vale North Primary School for their Stage 2 modernisation: Replacement of light timber construction buildings with general purpose classrooms; new library; new art room; and refurbished administration and student toilets. |
$3.1 Mil |
| $6 million allocated for a centralised food kitchen facility. A consortium of 14 local councils, including Moreland City Council, will develop and operate a large-scale food production facility that will produce up to 2 million meals annually for their delivered meals programs. The facility will address the concerns of councils who are increasingly challenged with the surety of supply, quality, variety, nutritional value and price of meals of the Home Community Care program. | $6 Mil |
| Grants awarded to secondary schools for technical equipment: Pascoe Vale Girls College-$100,000 and Coburg Senior High School-$20,000. | $120,000 |
| Local History Grants: $3,000 to St Francis de Sales Parish to establish an archival and educational program | $3,000 |
| State Equipment Grants for purchase of equipment and computer upgrades for adult learing providers. $5,000 each toGlenroy Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Kurdish Association of Victoria, Moreland Adult Education Association, Robinson Reserve Neighbourhood House, Sussex Neighbourhood House and Yooralla Community Learning & Living Centre | $30,000 |
| Drought Relief for Community Sport and Recreation Program: $45,000 for 9 Moreland playing fields to replace turf with warm season grasses. Includes, Richards Reserve in Coburg North and Cole Reserve in Pascoe Vale. | $45,000 |
| 2007 VicHealth Active Club Grants: Strathmore Unicorns Basketball Club-$1,400; Pascoe Vale Italian Community Bocce Club-$1,780; Coburg Little Athletics Centre-$1,600 | $4,780 |
| Free Public Transport to 2008 Anzac Day commemorations on 24, 25 and 26 April for all veterans and war widows | |
| Announcement of upgraded bus services for Route 530 (currently Campbellfield - North Coburg) extension of existing route to Gowrie Station and central Coburg and Route 534 (currently Glenroy to Merlynston) extension of existing route to central Coburg and extension of operating hours to 9pm seven days a week. | |
| Announcement of new "on demand' Gowanbrae Bus Service, Route 490. | |
| New 5xWeekend Daily Metcard intoduced for $14.00 or just $2.90 per day | |
| WorkHealth program announced to help workers identify health risks. $600 million over five years |
$600 Mil statewide |
| Disability Self Help Program grants to Disabled Motorists Association-$4400; Early Childhood Autism-Northern Parent Support Group-$400; Northern Region Post Polio Support Group-$1200; Time Out for Carers-$220 for operating costs | $6,220 |
| Extension of the Early Bird Metcard to all Melbourne metropolitan train lines providing free travel for passengers scheduled to arrive at their destination by 7am. | |
| Young Readers Program introduced to provide literacy information packs for parents when their child is aged 4 months and a free picture book for 2 year olds; to be provided through Maternal and Child Health Centres | $2.1 Mil statewide |
| Victorian Muticultural Commission (VMC) grants to: Benvenute Donne Glenroy $1,100.00; Circolo Pensionati della Comunita' Vizzinese $2,000.00; Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Coburg $3,300.00; Circolo Pensionati Italiani Di Moreland $1,100.00; Circolo Pensionati Italiani di Pascoe Vale Inc $1,300.00; Circolo Pensionati Italiani Merlynston $2,400.00; Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Moreland Inc $2,000.00; Greek Orthodox Parish of "The Presentation of Our Lord"- Coburg Senior Citizens Group $1,300.00; Kurdish Association of Victoria $400.00; Kurdish Social Support Group $900.00; Kurdish Women's League of Australia Inc $300.00; Lebanese Elderly Group $1,100.00; Lefcadian Brotherhood "LEFCADA" $1,800.00; Shranish Association of Melbourne $350.00; St Olivers Italian Senior Citizens Club $1,100.00; The Australian Greek Orthodox Community of Moreland Inc $400.00; Vizzini Social Club $2,200.00 to assist with operational costs | $23,050 |
| Hadfield Tennis Club granted Community Facility Funding Program-Minor Category funding of $60,000 to replace four existing courts with a synthetic grass surface | $60,000 |
| Glenroy Football Club granted $60,000 for upgrade of Sewell Reserve Pavillion as part of the Community Facility Funding Program-Minor Category. The redevelopment includes the construction of new spectator toilets, player and umpire change-rooms, first-aid room, office space, kitchen and social areas and will also improve access for people with a disability. Moreland City Council will match the funding with the remaining $80,000 coming from Glenroy Football Club | $60,000 |
| New Bus Route 401 from North Melbourne Station to Carlton and Parkville - servicing Melbourne Uni and Royal Melbourne Hospital. | |
| Extra maintenance funding for schools for important repairs: Coburg Primary School, Coburg North Primary School, Coburg Senior High School, Coburg Special Development School, Glenroy Primary School, Glenroy West Primary School, Oak Park Primary School, Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College, Pascoe Vale North Primary School, Pascoe Vale Primary School and Westbreen Primary School. | $188,619 |
| From the Safer Road Infrastructure Program for Sydney Road, between Fame and Renown Streets, Coburg North. Installation of anti-skid surfacing, signage, raised reflectory pavement markers and curve alignment markers and advisory speed signs. | $160,000 |
| Broadmeadows Health Service to receive $355,000 for flexible cystoscopes | $355,000 |
| Northern Hospital to receive $505,000 to update/replace equipment including 39 infusion pumps. | $505,000 |
| Moderninsing Neighbourhood Houses Program grant to Glenroy Neighbourhood Learning Centre for ICT (information and communications technology) upgrade. | $6,281 |
| Freeza program grant of $38,900 to Moreland City Council for 10 events in 2008 and 2009 | $38,900 |
| VicRoads landscaping works completed at the Bell Street/Tullamarine Freeway (Pascoe Vale Road exit ramp) to improve the visibility of motorists. | |
| Drought Relief for Community Sport and Recreation Program $23,580 grant to Hadfield Sports Club to install rainwater tanks with pumps connected to the ground's irrigation system. Fund to be matched by Moreland City Council. | $23,580 |
| Our Club, Our Future Sporting Uniform Grants for Coburg Harriers Athletics Club-$952; Coburg Cricket Club-$906; Glenroy Football club Auskick-$800; Moreland City Flames Basketball club-$998; Glenroy Cricket Club-$990 and Brunswick Cycling Club-$1000 to purchase essential sports uniforms and footwear | $5,646 |
| New community bus delivered for Edith Bendall Lodge | $70,000 |
| Additional early childhood Intervention places for Moreland Community Health, Broad Insight Group and Yooralla Society of Victoria (Glenroy) | $40,000 |
| Better access to support and services for culturally diverse people with dementia | $350,000 statewide over 4 yrs |
| Extra services on Broadmeadows-Craigieburn Line from September 30, 2007: 7.50am super express from Craigieburn to Flinders Street; 8.17am service from Broadmeadows to Flinders Street; 5.43pm service from Flinders Street to Craigieburn | |
| Go for your life Bike Shed Seeding Grants: $5000 each to Glenroy PS and Pascoe Vale North PS for new bike sheds | $10,000 |
| Upfield Station upgrade to a premium station: Part of $27.7 million committed to upgrading the status of 7 metropolitan train stations. | $27.7 Mil statewide |
| Increase to the annual kindergarten fee subsidy ($330 - $730) effectively making kinder free for children from families with health care cards | $29 Mil statewide |
| To extend the Upfield Bike Path from Boundary Road to Box Forest Road | $1.1 Mil |
| Victorian Seniors' Festival: Free public transport for Senior's Card holders during the week of the festival | |
| Active Living Grant for Moreland City Council. Seed funding to stage Victorian Seniors' Festival event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Festival | $2,000 |
| Announcement of creation of the Office of the Disability Services Commissioner as a key component of the Disability Act 2006. This authority provides Victorians with a disability access to independant systems for handling complaints, enshrines greater rights and requires better accountability and transparency of service providers. | |
| Drought Relief for Community Sport and Recreation Program grant to Moreland City Council to assist with their project to introduce summer grass plantings at Clifton Park, Dunstan Reserve, Shore Reserve, Wallace Reserve, Reddich Reserve, John Pascoe Fawkner Reserve and Charles Mutton Reserve. | $40,000 |
| Sustainability Victoria's "Don't be a tosser-Bin your Butt" grant to Merri Creek Management committee to aid education in the CALD community in litter prevention | $27,700 |
| Victorian Volunteer Small Grant for Dorothy Impey Home for its "Doers for Dot" project to recruit volunteers | $4,900 |
| Extra maintenance funding for Coburg PS, Pascoe Vale PS and Glenroy PS | $31,410 |
| Our Club, Our Future Sporting Uniform Grants for Park Panthers Netball club-$1000; St andrews Cricket club -$996; East Coburg Tennis Club-$990; coburg Basketball association-$1000 and Merlynston Tennis Club-$1000 to assist with the purchase of uniform clothing and footwear. | $4,986 |
| Community Facilities Funding Program grant: $60,000 to upgrade cricket and football facilities at John Pascoe Fawkner Reserve | $60,000 |
| Community Facilities Funding Program grant: $60,000 to develop the Merlynston Sports Precinct in Coburg North-including upgrading the tennis and soccer facilities at Hosken Reserve | $60,000 |
| Community Facilities Funding Program grant: $30,000 for Oak Park Aquatic Centre Shade Project | $30,000 |
| Increase in recurrant funding for Moreland's libraries( from $705,299 to $713,606) | $8,307 |
| 7 existing services on Broadmeadows/Craigieburn line extended to stop at more stations | |
| Sport and Recreation grant towards the establishment of an Access All Abilities playground at Harmony Park, Coburg | $500,000 |
| Fairer Victoria Grant to Moreland City Council to fund Victorian Local Government Positive Ageing Projects to plan for the needs of the loval ageing population | $20,000 |
| Extra bus services on Gowrie to Northland Route 527 | |
| $24.5 million expansion of Northern Hospital: 64 additional beds, a wound clinic, expanded paediatric and emergency departments and other allied health services. | $24.5 Mil |
| Hadfield Netball Club granted $60,000 to establish 2 netball courts at Martin Reserve | $60,000 |
| Oak Park Tennis Club granted $60,000 to resurface 4 tennis courts at John Pascoe Fawkner Reserve | $60,000 |
| To Coburg Senior High School to build technological and performing arts facilities | $3.095 Mil |
| Upgrades of stations and modal interchanges at Broadmeadows, Coburg, Preston and Frankston | $21 Mil |
| Maths and Science equipment grants (Better Schools, Better Performance): Coburg North PS, Coburg PS, Coburg SHS, Coburg SDS, Glenroy PS, Glenroy West PS, Oak Park PS, Pascoe Vale Girls SC, Pascoe Vale North PS, Pascoe Vale PS, Westbreen PS | $71,461 |
| For disability aids and equipment. | $30.2 mil statewide over 4 yrs |
| Victorian Volunteer Small Grant to Link Community Transport for training volunteers | $5,000 |
| Active Living grant $40,000 to Hume-Moreland Primary Care Partnership to help CALD older people access leisure, exercise and recreation programs | $40,000 |
| Free Public Transport to Anzac Day commemorations for all veterans and war widows | |
| Victorian Volunteer Small Grant to Filipino Australian society of Melbourne's Northwest for their project to recruit members of the Filipino community to participate in a training program to develop skills in traditional dance | $3,500 |
| Commencement of Melrose Drive/Mascoma Street Upgrade Project | $8 Mil |
| State Gov't contribution to $805,000 visitor centre at CERES | $450,000 |
| VicHealth Active Grants for essential equipment, portable sun shades or to upgrade volunteer training in first aid or coaching: Pascoe Vale Falcons Soccer Club-$2420; Park Panthers Netball Club-$2500; Glenroy Football Club-$2400. | $7,320 |
| Northern Migrant Resource Centre received $52,000 to develop an Aged Care training program in partnership with Northern Metropolitan Institute of TAFE to train Home Carers, who speak languages other than English. | $52,000 |
| Multicultural Grants:Circolo Pensionati della Comunita' Vizzinese-$2000; Circolo Pensionati Italian Di Coburg-$3,300; Circolo Pensionati Italian DiMoreland-$1,100; Circolo Pensionati Italian Di Pascoe Vale Inc-$1,300; Circolo Pensionati Italian Merlynston-$2,400; Delegazione ANGET Australian Seat in Melbourne-$500; Greek Elderly Citizens Club of Moreland-42,000; Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Parish of Coburg and Pascoe Vale-$2,000; Greek Orthodox Parish of "The Presentation of Our Lord"- Coburg Senior Citizens Group-$1,300; Kurdish Assoc of Victoria-$2,000; Lebanese Elderly Group-$1,100; Lefcadian Brotherhood-$1,800; Moreland City Council-$2,000; St Olivers Italian Senior Citizens Club-$1,100; The Australian Chaldean Federation of Victoria-$1,000;The Greek Orthodox Community of Moreland-$700; Vizzini Social Club-$2,200 | $27,800 |