Vic MPs pledge rail projects, car parks
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Opposition Leader Matthew Guy on Monday continued a second week of campaigning ahead of the November 24 election.
WHERE THEY WENT:
* Daniel Andrews: Dandenong (Dandenong)
* Matthew Guy: Seaford (Carrum), Baxter (Hastings) and Bentleigh (Bentleigh)
WHAT THEY SAID:
* "Only Labor will deliver a fully-duplicated, level crossing-free Cranbourne line giving people in Melbourne's southeast the safe, fast and reliable public transport they deserve." - Daniel Andrews
* "It's not in this instance about the threat (of jail) and the deterrent, when it comes to child sex offences it's about the punishment and getting these people off the streets." - Matthew Guy on mandatory prison terms for child sex offenders
MONDAY'S PROMISES:
* Labor:
- Remove remaining four-level rail crossings on the Cranbourne line as part of its $6.6 billion promise to remove a further 25 crossings by 2025
- End a ban on alcohol licences imposed on some eastern Melbourne suburbs in the 1920s
* Liberal-Nationals:
- Child sex offenders to be subject to harsher mandatory jail sentences
- More car parking along the Frankston train line, including a $30 million-plus multi-level facility, as part of the coalition's $450 million rail project package.
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