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Funding pledges for Casey

As the Labor and Liberal parties desperately try to win votes in the South-East, they have promised funding to a swathe of roads, community infrastructures, and services.

This is a list of the pledges so far in the City of Casey area, including the seats of Holt and Bruce.

LABOR

ROADS

-$100 million to remove and signalise Berwick-Cranbourne Road, Clyde-Five Ways Road, and Pattersons Road roundabout along the boundary of Holt and La Trobe (Clyde)

-$41.75 million to remove and signalise the Thompsons and Berwick-Cranbourne roundabout (Clyde North)

-$30 million for the duplication of a section of Evans Road (Cranbourne West)

-$10 million for the planning to upgrade Western Port Highway, which runs across Holt, Issacs, and Dunkley

-$6 million to resurface 5km of Princes Highway between Dandenong and Berwick

-$4 million for black spot improvements in areas in Endeavour Hills

-$14.3 million over five years to fix local roads in Casey

COMMUNITY

-$10.68 million for a new stadium at Casey Fields

-Partnering with Casey on a total $3.75 million project for an upgrade to the Edwin Flack Reserve Oval in Berwick ($1.5 million from the Federal government)

-$10 million for the revival of the Eumemmerring Creek

-$250,000 (last batch) for the Narre Football Netball Club to finish their rooms

-$1.4 million for the Syd Pargeter Reserve in Endeavour Hills

-$7.4 million for the Doveton Pool in the Park Revitalisation Project (2024)

-$9.2 million for the Springleaf Avenue Recreation Reserve in Clyde North (2024)

HEALTH

-A new Medicare Mental Health Centre (Cranbourne)

LIBERAL

COMMUNITY

-$500,000 to Dasmesh Sports Club for security upgrades (Lynbrook)

-A new playground and social place at the Pearcedale Reserve

-$810,300 for Sweeney Reserve upgrade (Berwick), including: $200,000 for tennis court renewal, $240,000 for a dog park (previously announced by the Vic Gvt), $60,000 for a netball court, $100,000 for oval fencing renewal and $210,300 for softball floodlighting

-$754,451 for Edwin Flack Reserve upgrade (Berwick), including: $459,101 for an athletics pavilion and $295,350 for an athletics terracing/shelter

-$691,080 for Max Pawsey Reserve footy and cricket pavilion upgrade

-$85,000 for improvements to Harkaway Scout Camp

-$1.25 million for charity Manna4Life at-risk-youth program

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