The Victorian Budget 2021/22 includes $93 million to provide dedicated support for families and carers.

With $87.6 million in new funding for local infrastructure and programs – from playgrounds to libraries – the Budget invests in the projects that matter to local residents, while contributing to Victoria’s continuing recovery.

The Andrews Labor Government is investing $842 million in mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people – ensuring we’re supporting them and their families as early as possible.

Victoria’s nation‑leading efforts to end family violence and build a more equal future for women will continue, with new investments from the Andrews Labor Government to help Victorians from diverse backgrounds and more practical support for victim survivors.

The Victorian Budget 2021/22 delivers a record $448 million investment for Aboriginal people and statewide healing – including $98 million for Victoria’s commitments to self‑determination, truth and treaty alone.

The Victorian Budget 2021/22 invests $68.8 million for health‑related research, headlined by $50 million to establish mRNA vaccine and therapeutic manufacturing capabilities in Melbourne.

Victoria’s multi‑billion‑dollar creative economy will be reinvigorated thanks to an unprecedented $288 million investment by the Andrews Labor Government in the Victorian Budget 2021/22.

The Victorian Budget 2021/22 will build on Victoria’s ability to respond to natural disasters, with a $138.8 million over seven years to replace CFA radio equipment with modern digital technology, strengthening brigades’ emergency response and keeping volunteers safe.

The Victorian Budget 2021/22 invests $400.7 million to deliver our nation‑leading Three-Year-Old Kindergarten roll‑out, build and upgrade early learning facilities and ensure our most vulnerable children remain supported as we recover from the pandemic.

The Andrews Labor Government will give much needed tax cuts to first home buyers trying to crack into the property market and to businesses across the state, in a bid to boost Victoria’s economic recovery as part of the Victorian Budget 2021/22.

Victoria’s economy is surging back to life with jobs and workforce participation recovering to pre‑pandemic levels – especially for women – as the Andrews Labor Government’s strong, balanced and responsible financial management secures our state’s recovery.

The Andrews Labor Government is delivering the biggest social reform in our state’s history, investing in the mental health system Victoria deserves – and the Victorians we need to deliver it.

Last year was tough. Now, we are on the road to recovery.

The Andrews Labor Government is cutting red tape and strengthening our digital systems to tailor services around the needs of Victorians as they navigate everything from starting a business to applying for a solar rebate.

The Victorian Budget 2021/22 invests more than $28 million to further improve our state’s planning system and speed up the delivery of housing and infrastructure projects in growing communities.

The Andrews Labor Government will deliver the funding needed to secure the development of a new Australian Institute of Infectious Disease in Victoria to lead the fight against future pandemics.

The Andrews Labor Government will deliver a new fleet of more accessible, reliable and energy efficient trains built locally to create a better public transport network and support jobs in Victoria’s world-class manufacturing sector.