As the Labor and Liberal parties desperately try to win votes in the South-East, they have promised funding to a swathe of community groups, sports and parks, health services and festivals.
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
