Napthine’s multi-million dollar promise to help prioritise senior citizens’ surgeries

Seniors will be given priority access to hip, knee and cataract surgery, as part of $85 million dollar plan being promised by Denis Napthine.

But while the Coalition was targeting the “grey vote”, it was also trying to neutralise the Greens.

It took three trains for the Premier and wife Peggy to travel from Parliament to Alamein, but behind in the polls, Dr Napthine was making the most of it.

The purpose of his trip was a visit to the local men's shed to unveil the Seniors Health and Wellbeing plan.

The package includes:

• $32.4 million dollars to boost community-based mental health care

• $13.5 million for dementia research and support services

• $27 million dollars to increase seniors' access to specific elective surgeries

Meanwhile, opposition leader Daniel Andrews headed west to the Challicum Hills Wind Farm near Ararat.

The Labor leader is promising to create a $20 million dollar new energy jobs fund, and reduce the exclusion zone around buildings from 2000m to 1000m.

Both Labor and the Coalition are urging Canberra to resolve the uncertainty surrounding Australia's Renewable Energy Target.

Meanwhile, the Greens have been dealt a blow in its tilt at the lower house with the Liberals pledging to put the party last on their how to vote cards - below some of the more extreme right wing groups.

It means the party will need a strong first preference vote if it's to be any chance of winning a seat.