The Allan Labor Government is focused on what matters most to families in Dandenong, delivering real help with the cost of living and more investment in frontline services.
We helped families in Dandenong slash thousands off their power bills by switching to solar and making their homes more energy efficient. This Budget delivers more rebates for energy efficient heat pumps and solar hot water systems, so that more families can save up to $400 a year on their energy bills.
We’re also providing energy bill relief to those doing it tough in Dandenong. This Budget delivers a $100 Power Saving Bonus to eligible Victorian households with a concession card, in time for their August winter bills.
For parents in Dandenong, every dollar counts. It’s why we’re making public transport free for Victorians under 18, delivering savings of up to $755 a year – per child.
With free PT for under 18s, we’re ensuring cheaper school runs, more affordable weekends – and one less thing for families to worry about.
It’ll make Victoria the first state to introduce free public transport for kids and teens, with the investment beginning 1 January 2026.
This Budget also invests in making sure our schools keep up with our growing community. This includes $524,000 to upgrade school facilities at Lyndale Secondary College.
Free Kinder is saving families in Dandenong up to $2,600 per child on fees, and making sure young Victorians get all the benefits of play-based learning.
It’s some much-needed cost of living help for local families, while also making sure every child gets the very best start in life.
Getting in to see a GP is hard – especially one who bulk bills. That means too many families put off looking after their health.
This Budget invests a further $18 million to enable pharmacists to treat even more Victorians with even more conditions- without a trip to the doctor for a prescription. Previously trialled as the Community Pharmacy Pilot, this investment locks it in for good – and makes it even bigger.
That means pharmacies will be able to treat more conditions with medicines usually only available with a GP script – including allergies, nausea, high blood pressure and minor wound care, with more conditions added progressively over the next two years.
We’re also covering the cost of the consult – ensuring families in Dandenong can access care for free.
The Metro Tunnel will open this year, with twin nine-kilometre tunnels running underneath the CBD and five new underground stations at Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac.
This critical infrastructure investment will double the size of Melbourne’s underground rail network and create a second rail line under the city, easing congestion in the City Loop for more reliable services on other lines.
It’ll also link the Sunbury line in the north-west with the Cranbourne-Pakenham lines in the south-east, creating a new continuous connection for families in Dandenong.
And to bring it all to life – this Budget invests $727 million to enable services through the Metro Tunnel, and along the Sunbury, Cranbourne and Pakenham lines – meaning more trains for local families.
Dandenong is proudly multicultural – with people from all over the world, calling our community home. And we celebrate that diversity, by making sure every member of every community feels supported and included.
The Budget invests $500,000 to help local mosques keep young people engaged in the community. We are also upgrading the Dandenong District Aboriginal Co-op Limited and securing a longer-term lease, to provide better health infrastructure for residents.
The Labor Government introduced Australia’s toughest bail laws to protect people in the community from the risk of serious crime – and now, more serious and repeat alleged offenders are going to jail, not getting bail.
That’s why the Victorian Budget 2025/26 will invest $727 million to ramp up capacity in Victoria’s prisons and youth justice centres, bringing more prison beds online to deal with the increasing number of alleged offenders being denied bail.
More homes means more opportunity. But where they’re built matters.
It’s why we’ve identified a further 50 activity centres, including in Noble Park, Yarraman and Dandenong. Located around train and tram stops, these activity centres will deliver more homes for more families – close to jobs, transport and services.
To make sure we get the planning right – this Budget invests $24 million to deliver new planning controls for these activity centres, giving certainty to communities about how these places will grow over the coming decades.
This is a Budget – and a Government – focused on what matters most to Victorians.
Quotes attributable to Member for Dandenong, Gabrielle Williams:
“This Budget continues the Government’s commitment to opening the Metro Tunnel later this year – enabling a turn up and go train service on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line. It also delivers key savings for families through free public transport for kids, free weekend public transport for seniors, free kinder, and cheaper healthcare.”
“We are supporting the people of Dandenong – putting money back in the pockets of local families.”