Lilydale Youth Hub is an incredible mental health service for young people in the Yarra Ranges. The Hub was established in 2020 using a $4.1 million grant, over three years, from the previous Coalition government. During my election campaign, I visited the youth hub and saw firsthand the incredible work they are doing with local…
Labor have scrapped vital upgrades to Wellington Road in their 2022-23 Budget. The previous Coalition government committed $110 million to upgrade and duplicate Wellington Road, recognising the thoroughfare as one of the busiest roads connecting the Hills communities to Melbourne. Wellington Road is an escape route in times of bushfire and emergency for residents in…
Funding for road sealing works across the Yarra Ranges and Cardinia have been cut under the Labor Government’s 2022-23 Budget. Under the Sealing the Hills and Roads for Community Programs, 110 kilometres of unsealed roads in Cardinia and 187 kilometres in the Yarra Ranges would have been sealed between 2020 and 2029. The program was…