The Brumby Government wants every Victorian to have access to high quality health care when and
where they need it. The Government is working to improve our hospitals and has boosted the number
of nurses in our hospitals by more than 8000.
BOOSTING NURSE NUMBERS
Peninsula Health Care - increased by 476 from 845 in 1999 to 1321 in 2008 (a 56.3% increase)
Southern Healthcare - increased by 932 from 2417 in 1999 to 3349 in 2008 (a 38.5% increase)
BOOSTING HOSPITAL BUDGETS
Peninsula Health - increased from $101.74 million in 1999/00 to $238.57 million in 2008/09 (a 134% increase)
Southern Health - increased from $286.28 million in 1999/00 to $639.15 million in 2008/09 (a 123% increase)
IMPROVING LOCAL HOSPITALS
Peninsula Health
Frankston Hospital (Emergency Department waiting room upgrade) - total investment $0.49 million
Frankston Hospital (Frankston Hospital Radiology) - total investment $2.50 million
Frankston Hospital (Frankston Hospital Redevelopment Stage 1b) - total investment $9.70 million
Frankston Hospital (Frankston Hospital Redevelopment Stage 1 a) - total investment $12.00 million
Frankston Hospital (Redevelopment Stage 2) - total investment $45.00 million
Frankston Hospital (Maternity Service Expansion) - total investment $5.00 million
Lotus Lodge Nursing Home (Nursing Home upgrade) - total investment $1.20 million
Rosebud Hospital (Rosebud Hospital Emergency Department, Renal Dialysis & chemotherapy) - total investment $0.90 million
The Mornington Centre (The Mornington Centre Stage 1A) - total investment $22.29 million
MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE
Since 1999 the State Labor Government has boosted police serving local communities. This has
helped to drive the crime rate to record lows across Victoria.
In Police Service Areas covering the Cranbourne electorate there are more uniform police and crime
rates have fallen.
MORE UNIFORM POLICE
In the Casey Police Service Area the number of front line police has increased by 75.1 % since 1999.
In the Frankston Police Service Area the number of front line police has increased by 93.4% since 1999.
There are also police working in Regional and Divisional operational roles such as in intelligence,
crime and traffic tasking units, taskforces, child abuse units and proactive policing programs.
LOWER CRIME RATES
Since 2000/01 the crime rate in the Casey Police Service Area has fallen by 8.1 %.
Since 2000/01 the crime rate in the Frankston. Police Service Area has fallen by 15.9%.
