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Reforming infrastructure contributions.", "activities": [ "Preparing and publishing infrastructure sector plans", "Reforming infrastructure contributions", "Improving asset management of government infrastructure", "Preparing for more recycling and waste infrastructure", "Setting future waste levy prices and auditing landfill", "Using digital technologies on government infrastructure", "Using modern traffic control technology for efficient and safe journeys", "Making rail freight competitive, reliable and efficient", "Encouraging off-peak freight delivery in urban areas", "Creating and preserving opportunities for future major infrastructure projects", "Reconfiguring the City Loop for more frequent and reliable trains" ], "source_url": "https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf", "source_page": 15, "source_deep_url": "https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf#page=15" } ], "performance_measures": [], "document_alignment_terms": { "must_support": [], "watch_terms": [], "avoid_claiming_without_evidence": [] }, "review_note": "Structured strategy exists but is incomplete." }, "strategy_brief_md": "# Infrastructure Victoria — Strategy Brief\n\n**Reporting period**: 2024-25\n**Corporate plan in force**: 2025-26\n**Corporate Plan**: [2025-26](https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)\n\n## Outcomes\n\n### Victorians have good access to housing, jobs, services and opportunities\nVictorians can access housing, jobs, services and opportunities to develop their capabilities, support their wellbeing, connect with other people, and take part in civic, community and cultural life. [[CP p.14](https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf#page=14)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Building more social homes\n- Facilitating markets and investing in kindergarten infrastructure\n- Planning and delivering expanded and new schools\n- Expanding TAFE in Melbourne’s growth areas and some large regional centres\n- Building libraries and aquatic centres for Melbourne’s growing communities\n- Making government infrastructure more accessible\n- Rezoning locations near existing infrastructure for more home choices\n\n### Victorians are healthy and safe\nVictorians receive essential services from infrastructure like the roads they use to get to work, the education facilities that help them to learn and grow, and the health facilities where they receive care. [[CP p.15](https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf#page=15)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Making local streets safer for children and communities\n- Building safe cycling networks in Melbourne and regional cities\n- Helping government schools share their grounds\n- Investing in maintenance, upgrades and expansions of community health facilities\n- Building more residential alcohol and other drug treatment facilities\n- Investing in digital healthcare\n- Fixing critical public hospital infrastructure\n- Delivering corrections facilities and transition housing that reduce reoffending\n\n### First Peoples have self-determination and equal outcomes to other Victorians\nInvesting in secure homes for First Peoples and providing secure and sustainable tenancies. Funding and starting health and wellbeing infrastructure projects identified by Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs). [[CP p.15](https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf#page=15)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Investing in secure homes for First Peoples\n- Funding better health and wellbeing infrastructure for First Peoples\n\n### Victoria has a thriving natural environment\nAdopting carbon values and measuring carbon in infrastructure projects to reduce emissions. Advancing integrated water management and use more recycled water. [[CP p.15](https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf#page=15)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from infrastructure\n- Advancing integrated water management and use more recycled water\n- Better using government land for open space and trees\n\n### Victoria is resilient to climate change and other future risks\nBetter preparing infrastructure for climate change. Using new flood maps to revise planning schemes. [[CP p.15](https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf#page=15)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Better preparing infrastructure for climate change\n- Using new flood maps to revise planning schemes\n- Coordinating faster delivery of key energy infrastructure\n- Improving environmental assessments and site selection for energy projects\n- Encouraging household energy efficiency and electrification\n- Investing in home, neighbourhood and big batteries for more energy storage\n- Determining long duration energy storage needs\n- Developing an area-based energy plan and supporting renewable gas production\n- Planning for gas infrastructure changes\n\n### Victoria has a high productivity and circular economy\nPreparing and publishing infrastructure sector plans. Reforming infrastructure contributions. [[CP p.15](https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf#page=15)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Preparing and publishing infrastructure sector plans\n- Reforming infrastructure contributions\n- Improving asset management of government infrastructure\n- Preparing for more recycling and waste infrastructure\n- Setting future waste levy prices and auditing landfill\n- Using digital technologies on government infrastructure\n- Using modern traffic control technology for efficient and safe journeys\n- Making rail freight competitive, reliable and efficient\n- Encouraging off-peak freight delivery in urban areas\n- Creating and preserving opportunities for future major infrastructure projects\n- Reconfiguring the City Loop for more frequent and reliable trains", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Infrastructure Victoria - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:49:04.732446+00:00\n**Entity ID**: S-VIC-061\n**Entity type**: Statutory Authority\n**Jurisdiction**: VIC\n**Portfolio**: \n**Website**: https://www.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| other-pdfs | 5 |\n| pages | 28 |\n| reviews | 1 |\n| strategies | 4 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- [Page 81]\nAECOM IV167 - Transport modelling and advisory\nEconomic appraisal of tram projects to inform Victoria's infrastructure strategy 2025-\n2055\nCommercial-in-Confidence\nTable of Contents\nExecutive summary 1\n1.0 Introduction 5\n1.1 Project background 5\n1.2 Purpose of this report 5\n1.3 Scope of the economic appraisal 5\n2.0 Overview of project initiatives 7\n2.1 The Base Case 7\n2.2 Fishermans Bend tram extensions 7\n2.2.1 Project context 8\n2.3 Suburban tram extensions 9\n2.3.1 Project context 11\n2.3.2 Suburban tram extensions sensitivity test 12\n3.0 Economic appraisal approach 13\n3.1 Economic appraisal approach 13\n3.2 Economic benefits 14\n3.3 Economic costs 16\n3.4 Limitations 17\n4.0 Economic appraisal of projects 18\n4.1 Fishermans Bend tram extensions 18\n4.1.1 Monetised benefits 18\n4.1.2 CBA outcomes 19\n4.1.3 Distributional impacts 20\n4.1.4 Wider Economic Benefits 22\n4.1.5 Discussion 23\n4.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- From an initial Infrastructure Victoria list of almost 50 candidate rail and tram projects, a four-stage\nprocess is used to prioritise and investigate the projects most likely to deliver the desired transport\nnetwork objectives:\n Stage 1 – An extensive list of almost 50 transport projects was reviewed against the overall scope\nof the 2025 strategy update, generating a long-list of projects that warranted further analysis.\n Stage 2 – Headline outcomes of all long-listed transport projects were modelled at two future time\nperiods (2031 and 2041).\n Stage 3 – High priority projects identified for further investigation were shortlisted using a multi-\ncriteria analysis.\n Stage 4 – Detailed modelling of the shortlisted projects was completed.\n Source: `strategies/strategic-transport-modelling-of-tram-and-train-projects.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/strategic-transport-modelling-of-tram-and-train-projects.pdf)`\n- [Page 34]\nUpdated Draft Title\nrecommendation recommendation\nnumber number\n14 13 Make off-peak public transport cheaper and simplify regional fare\nzones\nObjective: Victorians are healthy and safe\n15 14 Make local streets safer for children and communities\n16 15 Build safe cycling networks in Melbourne and regional cities\n17 16 Help government schools share their grounds\n18 17 Invest in maintenance, upgrades and expansions of community\nhealth facilities\n19 18 Build more residential alcohol and other drug treatment facilities\n20 19 Invest in digital healthcare\n21 20 Fix critical public hospital infrastructure\n22 21 Deliver corrections facilities and transition housing that reduce\nreoffending\nObjective: Aboriginal people have self-determination and equal outcomes to other Victorians\n23 22 Invest in secure homes for First Peoples\n Source: `strategies/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-ye.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-year-infrastructure-strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nSummary 4\nSummary of recommendations and future options 6\nVictoria’s infrastructure strategy objectives 11\nVictorians have good access to housing, jobs, services and opportunities 14\nVictorians are healthy and safe 60\nFirst Peoples have self-determination and equal outcomes to other Victorians 82\nVictoria has a thriving natural environment 90\nVictoria is resilient to climate change and other future risks 103\nVictoria has a high productivity and circular economy 132\nHow we developed the strategy 172\nEndnotes 180\n3 Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025–2055\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- [Page 2]\n24/08/2023 Executive Infrastructure Partnerships Australia 2023 Energy Breakfast Services with John Bradley PSM 100 Accepted\n28/08/2023 Executive ITS Australia Melbourne Thought Leadership Dinner 100 Accepted\n29/08/2023 Executive WSP \"Exploring New Mobility and Opportunities\" Breakfast 50 Declined\n29/08/2023 Executive Roads Australia Board Dinner with Jim Betts 100 Accepted\n29/08/2023 Executive Arcadis ITS and future mobility cocktail function 100 Declined\n1/09/2023 Executive Civil Contractors Federation 2023 CCF Victoria Earth Awards 100 Declined\n8/09/2023 Staff Veitch Lister Consulting Amy Gillett Foundation Gran Fondo bike ride 310 Declined\n8/09/2023 Executive Veitch Lister Consulting Amy Gillett Foundation Gran Fondo bike ride 310 Declined\n12/09/2023 Executive Committee for Melbourne The Hon.\n Source: `other-pdfs/GBH-register-PDF-copy.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/GBH-register-PDF-copy.pdf)`\n- 38 of 2015\nPart 2—Infrastructure Victoria\nDivision 2—Board of Infrastructure Victoria\n12 Board of directors\n(1) Infrastructure Victoria must have a board of\ndirectors.\n(2) The board consists of—\n(a) a chairperson; and\n(b) a deputy chairperson; and\n(c) 2 other directors appointed by the Governor\nin Council under section 13; and\n(d) the following persons—\n(i) the Department Head of the\nDepartment of Premier and Cabinet;\nand\n(ii) the Department Head of the\nDepartment of Treasury and Finance;\nand\n(iii) the Department Head responsible to the\nMinister administering the Planning\nand Environment Act 1987.\n(3) The board—\n(a) is responsible for determining the general\npolicies and strategic direction of\nInfrastructure Victoria for the purpose of\nachieving its object; and\n(b) may exercise the powers of Infrastructure\nVictoria.\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pdf)`\n- What we do\nInfrastructure Victoria is an independent statutory authority with 3 core function:\npublishing original research on infrastructure-related issues\npreparing a 30-year infrastructure strategy for Victoria, which we review and update every 3 to 5 years\nadvising the Victorian Government on specific infrastructure matters.\n Source: `pages/about.html (https://www.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/about-us)`\n- 28 Staff of Infrastructure Victoria\n(1) Any employees that are necessary to enable\nInfrastructure Victoria to perform its functions\nmay be employed under Part 3 of the Public\nAdministration Act 2004.\n(2) Infrastructure Victoria may enter into agreements\nor arrangements for the use of the services of any\nstaff of a public entity or public service body.\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pdf)`\n- Poor community engagement can lead to a distrust of developers and concerns about\nenvironmental impacts.1106 It can increase opposition to energy projects and lead to costly\ndelays.1107\nLocal communities need to be engaged early in the development of projects to ensure that they\nunderstand their role in the energy transition.1108 They need enough resources, time and capacity to\nmeaningfully engage at each stage of the development process.1109 Community involvement in\ndesigning information resources and communication channels can help build trust.1110\nVictoria’s energy transition will see renewable energy generation distributed across the state.1111 A\ncoordinated and consistent approach to consultation on energy projects will give communities\nconfidence in the process.1112 This means being open and honest with communities and\nlandholders from the beginning.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- 38 of 2015\nAuthorised Version as at\n1 October 2015\nTABLE OF PROVISIONS\nSection Page\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n1 Purposes 1\n2 Commencement 1\n3 Definitions 1\n4 Act binds the Crown 2\nPart 2—Infrastructure Victoria 3\nDivision 1—Establishment, functions and powers 3\n5 Infrastructure Victoria 3\n6 Official seal 3\n7 Object of Infrastructure Victoria 3\n8 Functions of Infrastructure Victoria 4\n9 Powers of Infrastructure Victoria 5\n10 Performance of functions 5\n11 Extra territoriality 5\nDivision 2—Board of Infrastructure Victoria 6\n12 Board of directors 6\n13 Appointed directors 6\n14 Qualifications and eligibility 7\n15 Vacancies, resignations, removal from office 8\n16 Acting appointments 9\n17 Validity of acts or decisions 11\n18 Application of the Public Administration Act 2004 to directors 11\n19 Proceedings of board 11\n20 Resolutions without meetings 12\n21 No remuneration for statutory directors 13\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- Aligned to our strategic priority to ‘do more with less’, we explored\nhow to make the project easier to deliver sooner.126\nWe tested the costs and benefits of extending 2 existing tram routes (Figure 9) to Fishermans Bend:\n1 Southern Cross Station to Fishermans Bend South: The western end of tram route 11 is rerouted down\nSpencer Street, then west along Normanby Road and Williamstown Road into Fishermans Bend South.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- It utilised a multi-stage\nresearch approach which is briefly described below:\n• Stage 1 – an extensive list of almost 50 transport projects was reviewed against planning policies,\ntransport connectivity, and housing and accessibility opportunities, generating a long-list of projects\nthat warranted further analysis.\n• Stage 2 – long-listed transport projects were modelled at two future time periods (2031 and 2041).\n• Stage 3 – high priority projects identified for further investigation were shortlisted using a\nmulti-criteria analysis (MCA).\n• Stage 4 – detailed modelling of the shortlisted projects was completed.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- [Page 18]\nrunning costs lower.88 Upgrading existing homes can produce fewer emissions compared to building new\n(see recommendation 25).89\nThe government should locate new social homes in places close to jobs, transport and services in Melbourne\nand regional Victoria.90 It can give priority to Victorians who are homeless, Aboriginal Victorians, people\nescaping family violence, living with disability or mental ill-health.91\nThe Victorian Government can partner with others to develop and manage social homes\nUpfront investment is the most cost-effective way to build social homes.92 The Victorian Government, not-for-\nprofit and for-profit organisations finance, develop and manage social housing.93 The new program should\nfund both Homes Victoria and registered housing providers.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- It can help\nBallarat, Bendigo and Geelong rezone priority places, such as near train stations.235\nFast-growing established suburbs in Melbourne and regional cities might need other infrastructure like open\nspace, walking paths and community facilities.236 The government can use infrastructure sector plans and\nreformed infrastructure contributions to support more homes in rezoned areas (see recommendations 36 and\n37).237\nOther development incentives can work alongside rezoning\nChanging planning zones does not guarantee that developers will build more homes.238 The government can\noffer incentives to developers in rezoned locations.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- Table 5: Length of priority new and upgraded cycling corridors\nType of change Length\nBuild new separated cycling infrastructure where there is no existing infrastructure 87km\nUpgrade existing painted cycling lanes to separated cycling infrastructure 75km\nAdd new wayfinding and lighting to existing cycling corridors 87km\nTotal 249km\n66 Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025–2055\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- From an initial Infrastructure Victoria list of almost 50 candidate rail and tram projects, a four-stage\nprocess is used to prioritise and investigate the projects most likely to deliver the desired transport\nnetwork objectives:\n Stage 1 – An extensive list of almost 50 transport projects was reviewed against the overall scope\nof the 2025 strategy update, generating a long-list of projects that warranted further analysis.\n Stage 2 – Headline outcomes of all long-listed transport projects were modelled at two future time\nperiods (2031 and 2041).\n Stage 3 – High priority projects identified for further investigation were shortlisted using a multi-\ncriteria analysis.\n Stage 4 – Detailed modelling of the shortlisted projects was completed.\n Source: `strategies/strategic-transport-modelling-of-tram-and-train-projects.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/strategic-transport-modelling-of-tram-and-train-projects.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nIntroduction 3\nInvesting in strategic cycling corridors can support mode shift 4\nWe used 5 principles to guide where government could prioritise investment 5\nWe recommend investment in 16 cycling corridors over the next decade 6\nHow we chose which cycling corridors to invest in first 8\nWe applied 5 steps to assess Melbourne cycling corridors 8\nWe changed our approach for regional Victoria 22\nWhat we concluded 24\nWe shortlisted 12 priority corridors across Melbourne 24\nWe shortlisted 4 regional cities for investment in the next 10 years 25\nEndnotes 26\n2 Building safer cycling networks\nOFFICIAL\n Source: `other-pdfs/report-building-safer-cycling-networks.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-building-safer-cycling-networks.pdf)`\n- [pages 8,9,10,11]\nevidence and an economic assessment to identify 12 priority cycling corridors in\nmetropolitan Melbourne for investment over the next 10 years.\n Source: `other-pdfs/report-building-safer-cycling-networks.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-building-safer-cycling-networks.pdf)`\n- Table 1: The scoring system we used to rank key destinations\nDestination type Place Score (out of 100)\nTransport connection Train station 25\nBus stop 5 (10 if terminus stop)\nTram stop 5 (10 if terminus stop)\nPlaces of education School 25\nUniversity 50\nKindergarten 5\nTAFE 50\nShops Shops, restaurants, café, medical, pharmacy 5\nRecreation Local park (< 5 hectares) 5\nLarge park (>= 5 hectares) 25\nHousing statement activity Broadmeadows, Camberwell Junction, Chadstone, 100\ncentres Epping, Frankston, Moorabbin, Niddrie, North\nEssendon, Preston and Ringwood\nPriority precincts Suburban Rail Loop precincts (Box Hill, Burwood, 100\nGlen Waverley, Monash, Clayton, Cheltenham, La\nTrobe), Footscray, Docklands, Arden, Richmond to\nFlinders Street corridor\nNational employment and Monash, Parkville, Fishermans Bend, Dandenong, 100\ninnovation clusters La Trobe, Sunshine and Werribee\n Source: `other-pdfs/report-building-safer-cycling-networks.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-building-safer-cycling-networks.pdf)`\n- Figure 11: List of 24 high priority cycling corridors\nSource: Infrastructure Victoria 2025\nStep 5: We then refined the list of priority corridors\nWe reviewed the list of 24 cycling corridors to decide the highest priorities for delivery in the next 10 years.\n Source: `other-pdfs/report-building-safer-cycling-networks.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-building-safer-cycling-networks.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- Mount Atkinson (Hopkins Road).\n• Better travel times for Wyndham Vale, Geelong\n• Reallocating V/Line trains that and Ballarat lines.\ncurrently serve Melton to provide\n• Reduced road congestion from 14,500 more\nmore services on the Wyndham Vale\npublic transport trips and 16,800 fewer car trips\nline.\neach day in 2031.*\nFishermans Extending and rerouting 2 existing tram • Greater certainty for developers, institutions,\nBend trams routes: employers and future residents to invest to\nproject 1 Route 11 Southern Cross Station to support the achievement of the government’s\nFishermans Bend South. housing and jobs target for the precinct.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- Our modelling shows 136,000\nmore people will be able to access key employment centres and train stations by public transport in 2041.24\nThese tram extensions have the potential to encourage around 32,000 new homes along their routes.25 This\nis about 5% of the Victorian Government’s 2051 housing target for Melbourne’s middle suburbs.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- [Page 30]\nTable 9: Discounted project costs for Melton electrification\nHigh-cost estimate ($ million) Middle-cost estimate ($ million)\nCosts for the lower benefit cost Costs for the upper benefit cost\nratio result ratio result\nInfrastructure costs 4,731 3,865\nOperating costs 809 876\nTotal costs 5,540 4,741\nEstimates are present value 2025 dollars.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- The Victorian Government’s 2018\nFishermans Bend framework includes a target of 80,000 residents and 80,000 jobs by around 2050.102\nThe City of Melbourne has the highest housing target of all Victorian councils of 119,500 new dwellings, with\nFishermans Bend being a key contributor to this target.103 Fishermans Bend is also a key contributor to the\nCity of Port Phillip’s housing target.104\nWithin Fishermans Bend there are 5 precincts.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- In particular, high value industries\nand research facilities that make an important contribution to the national economy are located in the\nemployment precinct.131\nTable 13: Discounted project costs for Fishermans Bend trams, present value 2025\ndollars\nHigh-cost estimate ($ million) Middle-cost estimate ($ million)\nCosts for the lower benefit cost Costs for the upper benefit cost\nratio result ratio result\nInfrastructure costs 1,186 999\nOperating costs 69 76\nTotal costs 1,255 1,075\nSource: Infrastructure Victoria analysis of AECOM economic appraisal of tram projects\nNote: We used the high-cost estimate to calculate the lower benefit cost ratio result.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- Table 20: Discounted project costs for middle suburbs tram extensions, present value\n2025 dollars\nHigh-cost estimate ($ million) Middle-cost estimate ($ million)\nCosts for the lower benefit cost Costs for the lower benefit cost\nratio result ratio result\nInfrastructure costs 1,603 1,350\nOperating costs 205 228\nTotal costs 1,808 1,578\nSource: Infrastructure Victoria analysis of AECOM economic evaluation\nNote: We used the high-cost estimate to calculate the lower benefit cost ratio result.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- This is equivalent to about 32,000 more homes or 5% of the\nmiddle suburbs’ 2051 housing target.155 The number of additional people by each tram extension is\npresented in Table 22.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- We estimate this project can catalyse the delivery of around 32,000 new homes in Melbourne’s middle\nsuburbs.158 This is about 5% of the middle suburbs’ 2051 housing target of 686,500 new homes.159\n53 Transport projects strategic evaluation\nOFFICIAL\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- They show that the Fishermans\nBend tram extension will result in an increased number of daily public transport trips (average weekday)\nby 6,300 people by 2031 and an additional 12,600 by 2041.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- The estimates show the Suburban tram extensions package\nwill result in an increased number of daily public transport trips (average weekday) by 5,300 people by\n2031 and an additional 3,800 by 2041.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- 39\nSome people, including some women, young and older people, might not use public transport if they do not\nfeel safe.40 Many Victorians can only use infrequent and indirect bus networks to get to jobs, services,\neducation and recreation.41\nWalking or riding a bike can be good for shorter trips, but in some places people might not feel safe.42 Some\npeople, including women and gender-diverse Victorians, can find streets, public parks and trails unsafe,\nespecially when walking.43\nEstablished suburbs have good access to infrastructure, but many Victorians\ncannot afford to live in them\nPeople who live in established suburbs often have more infrastructure near their home, like public transport,\nschools and libraries.44 The Victorian Government has a target for 70% of new homes to be built in these\nsuburbs.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- [Page 48]\nThe extensions would reduce congestion and travel times on many roads and trains during morning peak\nhours, including the Western Freeway.399 Our modelling shows that they would result in up to 16,000 more\ntrain trips and up to 9,000 fewer car trips each day by 2041.400\nTrain line extensions can provide network-wide benefits\nElectrifying and extending the Melton line will allow V/Line trains that serve Melton to be reallocated to other\nareas.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- Showing how these changes improve safety\ncan help build community support.545\nLower speeds can encourage more active travel and improve local amenity\nLower speeds mean less noise and pollution, and safer streets for walking and cycling.546 This can improve\namenity in busy suburbs, particularly in higher density areas and activity centres.547\nMost parents worry about traffic and road safety, and do not let their children walk or cycle alone.548 Instead,\nthey drop off and pick up their children by car.549 This has led to historically low levels of children walking and\nplaying outdoors.550 If children walk and ride bikes more, this will reduce obesity and social isolation.551\nLower speeds will increase physical activity and help Victoria achieve the government’s target of 25% of trips\nby active travel by 2030.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- Many of these trips are well-suited to a short bike\nride, but less than 2% of them are made by bicycle.557\nMany people do not ride because they are worried about safety.558 One in every 4 serious road crashes in\nAustralia involves a bike rider.559 In Victoria, over 400 riders are seriously injured every year.560 More than\n50% of crashes happen where there is no bike infrastructure.561\nVictoria has a disconnected, low-quality cycling network.562 Bike lanes can be too narrow, blocked by parked\ncars, or end suddenly.563 They are often not separated at dangerous intersections.564 Riders can feel unsafe\nwhen cycling close to cars and other vehicles.565 Some riders, particularly women, also feel unsafe on dark\nstreets with few people around.566\nThe Victorian Government has a target for people to make 25% of their trips by bike or on foot.567 More car\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n| Values found | Evidence | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| $100 million, $200 million, 100 million, 200 million | These include heart disease, lung disease\nand diabetes.702 This would ease demand on health infrastructure.703 Chronic conditions are a leading cause\nof preventable hospital visits.704\nWhen expanding digital healthcare, the government should fund change management and staff training.705\nSome people in vulnerable communities or with low digital literacy might also find it difficult to access virtual\ncare.706\nDifferent funding models can also provi | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $5 million, $10 million, $20 million, $50\nmillion, $50 million, $80 million | The Victorian Government can seek additional Australian Government funding.870\nCapital costs for ACCO facilities range between small ($5 million to $10 million), medium ($20 million to $50\nmillion) and large ($50 million to $80 million), using costs from similar projects.871 The Victorian Aboriginal\nCommunity Controlled Health Organisation has estimated that it would cost $25 million a year for 5 years to\ndeal with the urgent backlog of minor wor | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $5 million, $7 million, $150 million, 5 million, 7 million, 150 million | [Page 102]\nCosts include $5 million to $7 million for staff to continue the enabling actions in the Victorian Government’s\nOpen space for everyone strategy.1048\nOpening up and improving government-owned land will cost around $150 million.1049 The Victorian\nGovernment can use the existing Parks and Reserves Trust Account to fund local governments and\norganisations to improve public land like golf courses, cemeteries and creek corridors.1050 They c | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $167 billion, 167 billion | [Page 13]\nGovernments can only build so much infrastructure\nThe high cost of materials makes new infrastructure expensive to deliver.13 Australia also does not have\nenough skilled workers to build its current pipeline of housing, energy and transport infrastructure.14\nThe Victorian Government expects its net debt will reach $167 billion by mid-2026.15 This debt may restrict\nfuture budget spending. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $835\nmillion, 835\nmillion | The government set aside $835\nmillion in the 2025–26 Victorian Budget for new schools, expansions, land and modular buildings.142 This is\naround 15% of the total we estimate is required. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $2025, $912.4m, $1,186.1m, $998.5m, $48.9m, $68.5m | Table 7 Fishermans Bend tram extensions CBA outcome summary (PV [7 percent], FY$2025), by economic cost\n7 per cent 4 per cent\nP50 P90 P50\nCosts\nCapital expenditure $912.4m $1,186.1m $998.5m\nOperational expenditure $48.9m $68.5m $76.4m\nTotal project costs $961.4m $1,254.7m $1,074.9\nBenefits\nConsumer surplus benefits (road) $377.4m $377.4m $668.4m\nConsumer surplus benefits (PT) $829.1m $829.1m $1,418.1m\nEnvironmental externalities $114.0m $114.0m $ | `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)` |\n| $2025, $1,233.3m, $1,603.3m, $1,349.6m, $146.2m, $204.7m | Table 10 Suburban tram extensions CBA outcome summary (PV [7 percent], FY$2025)\n7 per cent 4 per cent\nP50 P90 P50\nCosts\nCapital expenditure $1,233.3m $1,603.3m $1,349.6m\nOperational expenditure $146.2m $204.7m $228.3m\nTotal project costs $1,379.5m $1,808.0m $1,578.0m\nBenefits\nConsumer surplus benefits (road) $519.1m $519.1m $839.7m\nConsumer surplus benefits (PT) $162.1m $162.1m $262.3m\nEnvironmental externalities $33.0m $33.0m $53.6m\nCrash cost s | `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)` |\n| $9.2 billion, 9.2 billion | Stamp duties raised $9.2 billion in the 2024–25\nfinancial year.294 Moving away from stamp duty to land tax needs to be carefully phased over the long term\nto avoid disruptions to government revenue and the housing market.295\n36 Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025–2055 | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $3\nbillion, $3.7 billion, 3\nbillion, 3.7 billion | Cost range, timing and funding\nWe estimate that building the first 6 bus rapid transit routes and extending the Eastern Busway will cost $3\nbillion to $3.7 billion over 5 years.383 General government revenue can fund this recommendation. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $6.6 billion, 6.6 billion | Melbourne will need more spaces for recreation as its population grows.602 The city’s existing government\nschool outdoor courts and ovals take up 450 hectares.603 We estimate their total land value is $6.6 billion.604\nThe Victorian Government can help communities get more benefit from these valuable public assets by\noffering support for schools to share their grounds for informal use outside school hours. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $5 million, $10 million, 5 million, 10 million | Our cost estimates include $5 million to $10 million over 10 years for Victorian Government staff to help\ndevelop markets for private and not-for-profit groups. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $1 million, $40 million, 1 million, 40 million | This\nincludes fast-growing suburbs in Melbourne’s outer north and south-east.613\nCost range, timing and funding\nWe estimate that helping select schools in Melbourne share their grounds will cost $1 million to $40 million\nover 5 years.614 General government revenue can fund this recommendation. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $554 million, 554 million | Community health organisations help Victorians most at risk of poor health\nVictoria’s health system faces high demand from rising health costs and more complicated care.617 In 2023–\n24 there were 546,000 emergency department visits in Victoria that could have been avoided if they were\nmanaged in the primary care or community health sectors.618 This would have saved Victoria’s public\nhospitals an estimated $554 million in expenditure in emergency | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $2\nbillion, 2\nbillion | This would increase funding from 0.3% to between 1.5% and 3% of the $2\nbillion the government spends on average each year on health infrastructure.639 General government\nrevenue can fund this recommendation. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $2 million, $3 million, 2 million, 3 million | This\nincludes $2 million to $3 million to undertake an asset assessment and $2 million to $3 million for\ninfrastructure planning and to develop investment priorities for the 79 community health organisations. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $489 million, $2.5 billion, $442 billion, 489 million, 2.5 billion, 442 billion | The 2022 floods led to Australia’s highest ever insurance cost.1146 In\nVictoria, over 10,000 people claimed $489 million.1147 The Victorian Government’s relief and recovery costs\nwere nearly $2.5 billion.1148 By 2100, rising sea levels and storm surges might cause economic losses in\nVictoria of up to $442 billion.1149\nVictoria’s flood data is outdated and unreliable\nGovernments and communities can better manage risk when they have good data about | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| $35 billion, $27 billion, $22 billion, $15 billion, $14 billion, 35 billion | 1808\nSome of the significant benefits of our recommendations include:\n$35 billion in improved health and economic outcomes for children over their lifetime from investing in new schools and kindergartens (recommendations\n2\nand\n3\n)\n$27 billion in improved employment, health and social outcomes for those at risk of homelessness from building more social homes (\nrecommendation 1\n)\n$22 billion in travel time savings, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, a | `pages/strategies-index__19.html (https://www.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/infrastructure-strategy/strategy-costs-and-benefits)` |\n| $4 billion, $5.7 billion, 4 billion, 5.7 billion | Cost range, timing and funding\nWe estimate it will cost $4 billion to $5.7 billion over 5 years to extend the 8 priority tram lines. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n| 67 billion | Current and planned projects in Melbourne\nwill create 67 billion litres of recycled water.942 But these will only provide 68% of the 2030 alternative water\nfor agriculture target and 80% of the 2032 environmental water target.943 Many of the projects do not have\nfunding yet. | `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nSummary 4\nIntroduction 9\nWe completed a strategic economic evaluation of 3 projects 9\nOur approach 12\nWe evaluated different types of benefits and estimated their value 14\nWe estimated costs for each project 17\nWe were consistent in our assumptions across the 3 projects 18\nThe Melton electrification project 20\nHighly crowded regional train services cannot meet demand 20\nElectrifying the Melton line means better local and regional services, improves jobs access and reduces congestion 22\nMelton electrification project will deliver large benefits 26\nWe estimated costs for the Melton electrification project 28\nSummary of strategic economic evaluation results for the Melton electrification project 29\nThere are opportunities for more benefits to be realised 30\nFishermans Bend trams 31\nWithout more public transport options, services will be more crowded 32\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- Mount Atkinson (Hopkins Road).\n• Better travel times for Wyndham Vale, Geelong\n• Reallocating V/Line trains that and Ballarat lines.\ncurrently serve Melton to provide\n• Reduced road congestion from 14,500 more\nmore services on the Wyndham Vale\npublic transport trips and 16,800 fewer car trips\nline.\neach day in 2031.*\nFishermans Extending and rerouting 2 existing tram • Greater certainty for developers, institutions,\nBend trams routes: employers and future residents to invest to\nproject 1 Route 11 Southern Cross Station to support the achievement of the government’s\nFishermans Bend South. housing and jobs target for the precinct.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- It utilised a multi-stage\nresearch approach which is briefly described below:\n• Stage 1 – an extensive list of almost 50 transport projects was reviewed against planning policies,\ntransport connectivity, and housing and accessibility opportunities, generating a long-list of projects\nthat warranted further analysis.\n• Stage 2 – long-listed transport projects were modelled at two future time periods (2031 and 2041).\n• Stage 3 – high priority projects identified for further investigation were shortlisted using a\nmulti-criteria analysis (MCA).\n• Stage 4 – detailed modelling of the shortlisted projects was completed.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- From an initial Infrastructure Victoria list of almost 50 candidate rail and tram projects, a four-stage\nprocess is used to prioritise and investigate the projects most likely to deliver the desired transport\nnetwork objectives:\n Stage 1 – An extensive list of almost 50 transport projects was reviewed against the overall scope\nof the 2025 strategy update, generating a long-list of projects that warranted further analysis.\n Stage 2 – Headline outcomes of all long-listed transport projects were modelled at two future time\nperiods (2031 and 2041).\n Stage 3 – High priority projects identified for further investigation were shortlisted using a multi-\ncriteria analysis.\n Stage 4 – Detailed modelling of the shortlisted projects was completed.\n Source: `strategies/strategic-transport-modelling-of-tram-and-train-projects.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/strategic-transport-modelling-of-tram-and-train-projects.pdf)`\n- [Page 2]\nSection Page\n24 Obligations of public entities and public service bodies 14\n25 Infrastructure Victoria must seek consent before disclosing\nconfidential information 14\n26 Conflicts of interest or duties 14\n27 Chief executive officer 15\n28 Staff of Infrastructure Victoria 16\n29 Infrastructure Victoria may engage consultants 16\n30 Indemnity 17\n31 Delegation by Infrastructure Victoria 17\nPart 3—Infrastructure strategy, planning and advice 18\nDivision 1—30-year infrastructure strategy 18\n32 Preparation of 30-year infrastructure strategy 18\n33 Content of 30-year infrastructure strategy 18\n34 Public consultation on a draft 30-year infrastructure strategy 19\n35 Transmission of 30-year infrastructure strategy to Parliament 20\n36 Infrastructure Victoria must review and update the 30-year\ninfrastructure strategy every 3 to 5 years 21\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pdf)`\n- [Page 46]\nAECOM Strategic transport modelling of tram and train projects to inform Victoria’s 46\ninfrastructure strategy 2025-2055 – Strategic Transport Modelling\nModelling result summary\nTable 15 highlights the impact of the project on station boardings across the corridor.\n Source: `strategies/strategic-transport-modelling-of-tram-and-train-projects.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/strategic-transport-modelling-of-tram-and-train-projects.pdf)`\n- We surveyed:\n• 6,000 people for Our home choices: how more housing options can make better use of Victoria’s existing\ninfrastructure – 3 draft recommendations and 2 future options relate to improving housing choices for\nVictorians (draft recommendations 1, 7, and 22).2\n• 1,000 people for Towards 2050: gas infrastructure in a net zero emissions economy – 2 draft\nrecommendations relate to gas use, including develop regional energy plans, guide transition from fossil\ngas and maintain reliable gas supply (draft recommendation 33), and speed up household energy\nefficiency and electrification (draft recommendation 34).3\n• 4,000 Victorians, who also completed a choice modelling exercise, to shape our bus reform research.\n Source: `strategies/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-ye.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-year-infrastructure-strategy.pdf)`\n- Melton and Wyndham have grown by 300% from 2001 to 2024, while all\nof Melbourne has only grown by 50%.33 The Victorian Government forecasts that over the next 10 years the\nMelton local government area will grow by 44% and Wyndham will grow by 31%.34 Melton and Wyndham will\nhave the most population growth of all Victorian local government areas.35 But new suburbs in these places\ndo not have suitable roads or public transport.36\nWe completed a strategic economic evaluation of 3 projects\nWe have completed a strategic economic evaluation of 3 projects.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- It\nis aiming for 70% of new homes to be built in established suburbs and 30% to be built in growth areas.133\nThe government estimates 2.24 million more homes need to be delivered by 2051.134 Of these, 686,500 are\nproposed to be built in Melbourne’s middle suburbs.135\nYet only half of Melbourne’s new homes approved between 2022 and 2024 were in established suburbs.136\nThis trend is creating a more dispersed city.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- [Page 58]\nTable 24: Summary of strategic economic evaluation results\nMelton electrification Fishermans Bend trams Middle suburbs tram\nextensions\nTotal benefits - present $4,424 – $8,072 $1,643 – $3,324 $1,924 – $3,011\nvalue (million)\nTotal costs -present value $5,540 – $4,741 $1,255 – $1,075 $1,808 – $1,578\n(million)\nNet present value -$1,115 – $3,330 $388 – $2,249 $116 – $1,433\n(million)\nBenefit cost ratio 0.8 – 1.7 1.3 – 3.1 1.1 – 1.9\nSource: Infrastructure Victoria analysis of AECOM modelling results and AECOM economic evaluation\nThe Melton electrification project should be completed by 2030 to deliver better public transport to\nMelbourne’s growing western suburbs.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- [pages 59,60,61,62,63]\nlts and AECOM economic evaluation\nThe Melton electrification project should be completed by 2030 to deliver better public transport to\nMelbourne’s growing western suburbs.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- [Page 98]\nAECOM IV167 - Transport modelling and advisory 17\nEconomic appraisal of tram projects to inform Victoria's infrastructure strategy\n2025-2055\nCommercial-in-Confidence\n3.4 Limitations\nThe economic assessment relied on outputs from two related, but separate, analytical exercises:\n• P50 and P90 cost estimates, which were provided by IV.\n• Strategic transport modelling using VITM, which was completed by AECOM and documented in the\nIV-167 Strategic Transport Modelling Report.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- Tertiary hospitals provide the highest level of complex and specialised healthcare, including emergency care,\norgan transplants and treatment for rare cancers.720 Audits show that 3 of Victoria’s major tertiary hospitals –\nthe Alfred, Austin and Royal Melbourne hospitals – have needed redeveloping since at least 2017.721\nThese hospitals provide complex acute care to all Victorians.722 For example, the Alfred Hospital is\nAustralia’s largest trauma centre and treats over half of all major Victorian trauma cases.723 The Austin\nHospital specialises in liver transplants and has a state-of-the-art spinal cord unit.724 The Royal Melbourne\nHospital has one of the state’s busiest emergency departments and provides specialised care including\nneurosciences and stroke services.725\nThe 3 hospitals house Victoria's most advanced medical facilities and technology, but critical maintenance\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- Alternatively,\nthey might not provide enough information up front, so they need to commission more studies later.1221\nThese issues add cost and delays and can risk a project’s financial viability.1222 In some cases the process\ncan take over 3 years.1223\nEnvironmental approvals in Victoria and Australia\nAn Environment Effects Statement (EES) is Victoria’s most comprehensive environmental\nassessment.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- Home energy use\naccounts for around 20% of Victoria’s net greenhouse gas emissions.1261 Victoria risks missing its emissions\nreduction targets by up to one million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year if homes do not become\nmore energy efficient.1262 Home energy efficiency and electrification can also cut gas use, helping to reduce\nVictoria’s projected gas supply shortfalls.1263\nMore efficient homes can lower energy bills, make homes more comfortable in a changing climate and\nreduce the need for new energy infrastructure.1264 For example, homeowners can make their homes more\nenergy efficient by installing insulation, sealing draughts and covering windows.1265\nSome electrical appliances, such as heat pumps, are more energy efficient than similar gas appliances.1266\nSwitching from gas to efficient electric appliances when they need replacing can save households around\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- The government has reviewed access to jobs, services and public transport in and around Melbourne’s\nactivity centres.227 It is developing activity centre plans, Suburban Rail Loop precinct plans and planning rule\nchanges in and around some of these areas, but there is an opportunity to do more.228\nResearch shows that Melbourne’s activity centres and areas around public transport routes and train stations\ncan have up to 5 million more homes if planning zones change.229 The government should work with local\ngovernments in Melbourne and regional cities to plan and guide rezoning, building on work that has already\nbeen done.230 Plans can show places where people have easy access to jobs and are close to public\ntransport and open space.231 They can exclude areas with high heritage or environmental value, as well as\nhigh flood risk areas (see recommendation 29).232\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- For example, it can provide funding to upgrade cemeteries for\nrespectful use by communities, open up parts of public golf courses or plant native trees and build paths on\nutility land (see Figure 17).1032 It can help government schools share their grounds for informal community\nuse (see recommendation 17).1033 It can also identify funding for Parks Victoria to plan and maintain the\nopen space assets it manages (see recommendation 38).1034\nMore trees make open spaces better\nVictoria’s cities are rapidly getting hotter.1035 More trees lower temperatures, keep water in soils, improve air\nand water quality and help manage flood risk.1036 People are more likely to use cool and shaded open\n100 Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025–2055\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- 1808\nSome of the significant benefits of our recommendations include:\n$35 billion in improved health and economic outcomes for children over their lifetime from investing in new schools and kindergartens (recommendations\n2\nand\n3\n)\n$27 billion in improved employment, health and social outcomes for those at risk of homelessness from building more social homes (\nrecommendation 1\n)\n$22 billion in travel time savings, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and other benefits from public transport projects (recommendations\n8\n,\n9\n,\n10\n,\n11\n, and\n12\n)\n$15 billion in cost savings from using new digital technologies in constructing public housing and roads (\nrecommendation 41\n)\n$14 billion in additional economic activity, wages and profits from achieving more compact cities (recommendations\n7\n,\n36\n, and\n37\n).\n Source: `pages/strategies-index__19.html (https://www.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/infrastructure-strategy/strategy-costs-and-benefits)`\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nSummary 4\nWe invited Victorians to have their say 4\nMost stakeholders strongly supported the draft strategy recommendations 4\nStakeholders told us unequal access to infrastructure and funding were key challenges 5\nWe modified draft recommendations and options based on stakeholder evidence 5\nAcknowledgment 6\nOur engagement program 7\nWe consulted on the objectives of the 30-year infrastructure strategy first 7\nFeedback from our other projects also informed the strategy 8\nWe hosted an 8-week consultation program 8\nWe heard from a diverse range of stakeholders 8\nThe draft 30-year infrastructure strategy attracted strong support 9\nWhat we heard and did 11\nOur team read and assessed the submissions 11\nWe added 2 new recommendations based on stakeholder feedback 11\nAcross sectors 12\nCircular economy 14\nClimate change 14\nCommunity infrastructure 15\nEducation and training 17\n Source: `strategies/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-ye.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-year-infrastructure-strategy.pdf)`\n- We added 2 new recommendations based on stakeholder feedback\nThere were 2 new recommendations added to Victoria’s 30-year infrastructure strategy 2025–2055 based on\nthe criteria above:\n• Set future waste levy prices and audit landfill (see recommendation 40).\n• Upgrade train infrastructure and run more services in Melbourne’s north (see recommendation 12).\n Source: `strategies/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-ye.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-year-infrastructure-strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 34]\nUpdated Draft Title\nrecommendation recommendation\nnumber number\n14 13 Make off-peak public transport cheaper and simplify regional fare\nzones\nObjective: Victorians are healthy and safe\n15 14 Make local streets safer for children and communities\n16 15 Build safe cycling networks in Melbourne and regional cities\n17 16 Help government schools share their grounds\n18 17 Invest in maintenance, upgrades and expansions of community\nhealth facilities\n19 18 Build more residential alcohol and other drug treatment facilities\n20 19 Invest in digital healthcare\n21 20 Fix critical public hospital infrastructure\n22 21 Deliver corrections facilities and transition housing that reduce\nreoffending\nObjective: Aboriginal people have self-determination and equal outcomes to other Victorians\n23 22 Invest in secure homes for First Peoples\n Source: `strategies/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-ye.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-year-infrastructure-strategy.pdf)`\n- [Page 35]\nUpdated Draft Title\nrecommendation recommendation\nnumber number\n31 30 Improve environmental assessments and site selection for energy\nprojects\n32 34 Encourage household energy efficiency and electrification\n33 31 Invest in home, neighbourhood and big batteries for more energy\nstorage\n34 32 Determine long duration energy storage needs\n35 33 Develop area-based energy plans and support renewable gas\nproduction\nNew - future - Plan for gas infrastructure changes\noption\nObjective: Victoria has a high productivity and circular economy\n36 35 Prepare and publish infrastructure sector plans\n37 36 Reform infrastructure contributions\n38 37 Improve asset management of government infrastructure\n39 38 Prepare for more recycling and waste infrastructure\nNew - 40 - Set future waste levy prices and audit landfill\n41 39 Use digital technologies on government infrastructure\n Source: `strategies/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-ye.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-year-infrastructure-strategy.pdf)`\n- An audit of the delivery of infrastructure to\nFishermans Bend revised the timelines for providing trams from 2025 out to 2034–2045.117\nOur previous 2021 infrastructure strategy recommended the government fund the northern Fishermans Bend\ntram connection for delivery by 2026 and complete the planning for the southern route.118 The\nrecommendation was for the same routes as the 2018 framework.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- [Page 3]\nContents\nSummary 4\nSummary of recommendations and future options 6\nVictoria’s infrastructure strategy objectives 11\nVictorians have good access to housing, jobs, services and opportunities 14\nVictorians are healthy and safe 60\nFirst Peoples have self-determination and equal outcomes to other Victorians 82\nVictoria has a thriving natural environment 90\nVictoria is resilient to climate change and other future risks 103\nVictoria has a high productivity and circular economy 132\nHow we developed the strategy 172\nEndnotes 180\n3 Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025–2055\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- TAFEs provide training to meet Victoria’s skills needs\nThe Victorian skills plan estimates there will be 1.4 million new workers in Victoria by 2034.145 Almost half will\nrequire vocational training.146\nAustralia has growing shortages of tradespeople, forecast to peak at 76,000 workers in 2025–26.147 The\nhealthcare sector has skilled worker shortages, including aged and disability carers.148 Skill shortages also\npresent a major challenge to Victoria’s transition to renewable energy (see recommendation 30).149 Victoria’s\nenergy transition is expected to need 10,000 new workers every year until 2030.150\nRegistered training organisations deliver vocational education and training that gives students the specialist\nand technical skills they need to work in these sectors.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- These have long lead times due to high global\ndemand.1206 The Victorian Government can help reduce delays by coordinating supply chains,\naligning project schedules with a single pipeline and collaborating with other jurisdictions.1207\nOffshore wind farms need enabling infrastructure, including transmission networks and ports.1208\nVicGrid leads the development of transmission infrastructure to connect offshore wind projects to the\ngrid.1209 It is coordinating shared infrastructure to avoid multiple developers building individual\nconnections.1210\nPorts must support the transport of large parts, like turbines and foundations.1211 Australia’s port\ninfrastructure needs major upgrades before it can receive and assemble offshore wind parts.1212\nSensitive environments around ports pose additional challenges.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- [Page 30]\nTable 9: Discounted project costs for Melton electrification\nHigh-cost estimate ($ million) Middle-cost estimate ($ million)\nCosts for the lower benefit cost Costs for the upper benefit cost\nratio result ratio result\nInfrastructure costs 4,731 3,865\nOperating costs 809 876\nTotal costs 5,540 4,741\nEstimates are present value 2025 dollars.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- In particular, high value industries\nand research facilities that make an important contribution to the national economy are located in the\nemployment precinct.131\nTable 13: Discounted project costs for Fishermans Bend trams, present value 2025\ndollars\nHigh-cost estimate ($ million) Middle-cost estimate ($ million)\nCosts for the lower benefit cost Costs for the upper benefit cost\nratio result ratio result\nInfrastructure costs 1,186 999\nOperating costs 69 76\nTotal costs 1,255 1,075\nSource: Infrastructure Victoria analysis of AECOM economic appraisal of tram projects\nNote: We used the high-cost estimate to calculate the lower benefit cost ratio result.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- Table 20: Discounted project costs for middle suburbs tram extensions, present value\n2025 dollars\nHigh-cost estimate ($ million) Middle-cost estimate ($ million)\nCosts for the lower benefit cost Costs for the lower benefit cost\nratio result ratio result\nInfrastructure costs 1,603 1,350\nOperating costs 205 228\nTotal costs 1,808 1,578\nSource: Infrastructure Victoria analysis of AECOM economic evaluation\nNote: We used the high-cost estimate to calculate the lower benefit cost ratio result.\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- The key guidelines that have been referenced in\ndeveloping the economic appraisal approach include the following:\n• Australian Transport Assessment and Planning (ATAP) guidance:\nT2 Cost Benefit Analysis, April 2022\no\nT3 Wider Economic Benefits, August 2023\no\nM1 Public Transport, August 2021\no\nM2 Road Transport, August 2021\no\nM4 Active Travel, July 2023\no\nO8 Land Use Benefits, April 2022\no\nO9 Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail Transit Cost Benefit Analysis, August 2022\no\nPV2 Road Parameter Values, August 2016\no\nPV5 Environmental Parameter Values, May 2024\no\n• Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) guidance:\nThe Standard Approach to Transport Modelling and Economic Evaluation, October 2021\no\n• Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF) guidance:\nEconomic Evaluation for Business Cases Technical Guidelines, 2013\no\n Source: `strategies/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/report-transport-projects-strategic-evaluation.pdf)`\n- The government has reviewed access to jobs, services and public transport in and around Melbourne’s\nactivity centres.227 It is developing activity centre plans, Suburban Rail Loop precinct plans and planning rule\nchanges in and around some of these areas, but there is an opportunity to do more.228\nResearch shows that Melbourne’s activity centres and areas around public transport routes and train stations\ncan have up to 5 million more homes if planning zones change.229 The government should work with local\ngovernments in Melbourne and regional cities to plan and guide rezoning, building on work that has already\nbeen done.230 Plans can show places where people have easy access to jobs and are close to public\ntransport and open space.231 They can exclude areas with high heritage or environmental value, as well as\nhigh flood risk areas (see recommendation 29).232\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- Community health organisations help Victorians most at risk of poor health\nVictoria’s health system faces high demand from rising health costs and more complicated care.617 In 2023–\n24 there were 546,000 emergency department visits in Victoria that could have been avoided if they were\nmanaged in the primary care or community health sectors.618 This would have saved Victoria’s public\nhospitals an estimated $554 million in expenditure in emergency departments.619 With the right infrastructure\nand service planning, community health organisations can help ease demand on hospitals by efficiently\nmanaging some of these cases in the community.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- In 2024, Victorian First Peoples were\nmore likely to be hospitalised for preventable diseases than non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander\npeople.845 First Peoples are also at greater risk of being diagnosed with cancer.846\nThe Victorian ACCO model promotes social, emotional, physical and cultural wellbeing.847 It takes a holistic\napproach to health and wellbeing and includes family education, justice and aged care services, among\nothers.848 Studies show that the model improves the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples\nand helps close the gap.849\nThe poor standard of existing ACCO health and wellbeing infrastructure limits service delivery\nDemand for health and wellbeing services from ACCOs is increasing.850 ACCOs get their funding from many\ndifferent programs, mostly through short-term grants.\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pdf (https://assets.infrastructurevictoria.com.au/assets/Resources/Victoria%E2%80%99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025%E2%80%932055.pdf)`\n- [Page 2]\nSection Page\n24 Obligations of public entities and public service bodies 14\n25 Infrastructure Victoria must seek consent before disclosing\nconfidential information 14\n26 Conflicts of interest or duties 14\n27 Chief executive officer 15\n28 Staff of Infrastructure Victoria 16\n29 Infrastructure Victoria may engage consultants 16\n30 Indemnity 17\n31 Delegation by Infrastructure Victoria 17\nPart 3—Infrastructure strategy, planning and advice 18\nDivision 1—30-year infrastructure strategy 18\n32 Preparation of 30-year infrastructure strategy 18\n33 Content of 30-year infrastructure strategy 18\n34 Public 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Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:34:37.687014+00:00\n**Entity ID**: S-VIC-061\n**Jurisdiction**: Victoria\n**Portfolio**: \n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 38\n- Unique legislation references found: 17\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 17 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### Infrastructure Victoria Act 2015\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 48\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Infrastructure+Victoria+Act+2015\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/about.html`\n- `other-pdfs/Consultation-summary.pages.jsonl`\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/Consultation-summary-Community-and-stakeholder-feedback-on-Victorias-draft-30-ye.pages.jsonl`\n- `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- further reconciliation and self-determination for Victoria’s First Peoples. It is formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia as part of its Reconciliation Action Plan program.\nView the Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan\nThe\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\nThe\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\ncame into effect on 1 October 2015. The Act establishes Infrastructure Victoria as a statutory authority, with independence and appropriate powers to support its role to provide trusted, evidence-based advice to government.\nDownload as PDF\n(168 KB)\nDownload a\n Source: `pages/about.html`\n- e government.\nRecommendations propose actions for the Victorian Government to start in the next 5 years. They are\nprojects, policies and reforms that Victoria will need to start before 2030, or actions that help government\nplan early for long-term challenges. The Infrastructure Victoria Act 2015 requires the Victorian Government\nto respond to our final recommendations.\nFuture options are projects, policies and reforms that Victoria is likely to need over the next 30 years, show\nclear benefits, but do not necessarily require immediate government actio\n Source: `other-pdfs/Consultation-summary.pages.jsonl`\n- ight to be involved in the\ndecision-making process. The purpose of this report is to share the feedback we received and how it\ninfluenced Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025–2055.\nWe consulted on the objectives of the 30-year infrastructure\nstrategy first\nThe Infrastructure Victoria Act 2015 requires us to consult on the objectives and the draft of Victoria’s 30-\nyear infrastructure strategy. Between February and June 2023, we invited Victorians to help set the\nobjectives of the 2025 infrastructure strategy, define the major infrastructure challe\n Source: `other-pdfs/Consultation-summary.pages.jsonl`\n- [page 1]\nAuthorised Version No. 001\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\nNo. 38 of 2015\nAuthorised Version as at\n1 October 2015\nTABLE OF PROVISIONS\nSection Page\nPart 1—Preliminary 1\n1 Purposes 1\n2 Commencement 1\n3 Definitions 1\n4 Act binds the Crown 2\nPart 2—Infrastructure Victoria 3\nDivision 1—Establishment, functions and powers\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- hief Parliamentary Counsel\nii\n\n[page 3]\nSection Page\nEndnotes 29\n1 General information 29\n2 Table of Amendments 31\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 32\n4 Explanatory details 33\nAuthorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel\niii\n\n[page 4]\nAuthorised Version No. 001\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\nNo. 38 of 2015\nAuthorised Version as at\n1 October 2015\nThe Parliament of Victoria enacts:\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1 Purposes\nThe purposes of this Act are—\n(a) to establish Infrastructure Victoria, having\nthe object and functions set out in this Act;\nand\n(b) to est\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Administration Act 2004\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 10\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Public+Administration+Act+2004\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- rastructure Victoria;\nchairperson means an appointed director\nappointed as chairperson under section 13;\nchief executive officer means the chief executive\nofficer of Infrastructure Victoria appointed\nunder section 27;\nDepartment has the same meaning as in the\nPublic Administration Act 2004;\nDepartment Head has the same meaning as in the\nPublic Administration Act 2004;\ndeputy chairperson means an appointed director\nappointed as deputy chairperson under\nsection 13;\ndirector means an appointed director or a statutory\ndirector;\nGovernment response\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- rperson under section 13;\nchief executive officer means the chief executive\nofficer of Infrastructure Victoria appointed\nunder section 27;\nDepartment has the same meaning as in the\nPublic Administration Act 2004;\nDepartment Head has the same meaning as in the\nPublic Administration Act 2004;\ndeputy chairperson means an appointed director\nappointed as deputy chairperson under\nsection 13;\ndirector means an appointed director or a statutory\ndirector;\nGovernment response means the response\nprepared in accordance with section 37;\nInfrastructure Victo\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- director means an appointed director or a statutory\ndirector;\nGovernment response means the response\nprepared in accordance with section 37;\nInfrastructure Victoria means the body corporate\nestablished under section 5;\npublic entity has the same meaning as in Public\nAdministration Act 2004;\npublic service body has the same meaning as in\nthe Public Administration Act 2004;\nstatutory director means a Department Head who\nis on the board under section 12(2)(d).\n4 Act binds the Crown\nThis Act binds the Crown, in right of Victoria and,\nto the extent\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- eans the response\nprepared in accordance with section 37;\nInfrastructure Victoria means the body corporate\nestablished under section 5;\npublic entity has the same meaning as in Public\nAdministration Act 2004;\npublic service body has the same meaning as in\nthe Public Administration Act 2004;\nstatutory director means a Department Head who\nis on the board under section 12(2)(d).\n4 Act binds the Crown\nThis Act binds the Crown, in right of Victoria and,\nto the extent that the legislative power of the\nParliament permits, the Crown in all its other\nca\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- nection with, the appointment of a\ndirector or an acting director; or\n(c) in the case of an acting director, on the\ngrounds that the occasion for the person to\nact had not arisen or had ceased.\n18 Application of the Public Administration Act 2004\nto directors\nThe Public Administration Act 2004 (other than\nPart 3 of that Act) applies to a director in respect\nof the office of director.\n19 Proceedings of board\n(1) Subject to subsection (2), meetings of the board\nmust be held at the times and places determined\nby the board.\n(2) The chairperson—\n(a) may\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Victorian Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 4\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Victorian+Privacy+and+Data+Protection+Act+2014\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/announcements-index.html`\n- `pages/announcements-index__21.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- t\nInfrastructure Victoria is committed to respecting the rights of individuals to privacy of their personal information. Infrastructure Victoria has policies and procedures in place for the appropriate management of personal information in accordance with the Victorian\nPrivacy and Data Protection Act 2014\n.\nInfrastructure Victoria website\nInfrastructure Victoria’s website uses non-identifying data to record a user's activity on the internet, including:\nevery page of this website that the user visits\nhow long the user was on a page or site\nin what order the pag\n Source: `pages/announcements-index.html`\n- ities (where necessary to enable Infrastructure Victoria to perform its functions), or to an organisation where a law requires such disclosure. Outsourced service providers engaged by Infrastructure Victoria are required to comply with the requirements of the Victorian\nPrivacy and Data Protection Act 2014\n.\nInfrastructure Victoria ensures that any transfer of personal information outside Victoria is in accordance with privacy legislation.\nKeeping personal information up to date\nInfrastructure Victoria will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal info\n Source: `pages/announcements-index.html`\n- t\nInfrastructure Victoria is committed to respecting the rights of individuals to privacy of their personal information. Infrastructure Victoria has policies and procedures in place for the appropriate management of personal information in accordance with the Victorian\nPrivacy and Data Protection Act 2014\n.\nInfrastructure Victoria website\nInfrastructure Victoria’s website uses non-identifying data to record a user's activity on the internet, including:\nevery page of this website that the user visits\nhow long the user was on a page or site\nin what order the pag\n Source: `pages/announcements-index__21.html`\n- ities (where necessary to enable Infrastructure Victoria to perform its functions), or to an organisation where a law requires such disclosure. Outsourced service providers engaged by Infrastructure Victoria are required to comply with the requirements of the Victorian\nPrivacy and Data Protection Act 2014\n.\nInfrastructure Victoria ensures that any transfer of personal information outside Victoria is in accordance with privacy legislation.\nKeeping personal information up to date\nInfrastructure Victoria will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal info\n Source: `pages/announcements-index__21.html`\n\n### Financial Management Act 1994\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: high\n**Mentions**: 3\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Financial+Management+Act+1994\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- re Victoria, the director must, as soon\nas is practicable after the relevant facts come to\nthe director's knowledge, disclose the nature of the\ninterest to the board.\n(3) Infrastructure Victoria must include in the report\nof its operations under Part 7 of the Financial\nManagement Act 1994 details of any conflict of\ninterest disclosed by a director in that year.\n27 Chief executive officer\n(1) The board, after consultation with the Minister,\nmay appoint a person as the chief executive\nofficer.\n(2) The chief executive officer is responsible for t\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- y be) is laid before each House of\nthe Parliament under section 35.\n43 Infrastructure Victoria must include progress\nreport on 5-year infrastructure plan in annual\nreport\nInfrastructure Victoria must include in the report\nof its operations under Part 7 of the Financial\nManagement Act 1994 an assessment of the\nGovernment's specified priorities and progress in\nmeeting the infrastructure needs identified in the\n5-year infrastructure plan.\nDivision 3—Advice to the Minister\n44 Minister may request advice from Infrastructure\nVictoria\n(1) The Ministe\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- d a request\nfor advice under this section at any time before\nInfrastructure Victoria gives the advice.\n45 Restrictions on publication of advice by\nInfrastructure Victoria\nInfrastructure Victoria must include in the report\nof its operations under Part 7 of the Financial\nManagement Act 1994—\n(a) the subject of any advice requested under\nthis Division; and\n(b) the date of the request for advice, including\nthe date of any withdrawal or amendment of\na request for advice; and\n(c) the date that the advice was provided.\n46 Minister may publish advice\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n### View the Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan The Infrastructure Victoria Act 2015\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: medium\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=View+the+Reflect+Reconciliation+Action+Plan+The+Infrastructure+Victoria+Act+2015\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/about.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ect Reconciliation Action Plan outlines how Infrastructure Victoria will work to further reconciliation and self-determination for Victoria’s First Peoples. It is formally endorsed by Reconciliation Australia as part of its Reconciliation Action Plan program.\nView the Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan\nThe\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\nThe\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\ncame into effect on 1 October 2015. The Act establishes Infrastructure Victoria as a statutory authority, with independence and appropriate powers to support its role to provide trusted, evidence-based advice to government\n Source: `pages/about.html`\n\n### Amendment of Public Administration Act 2004\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Amendment+of+Public+Administration+Act+2004\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- e from Infrastructure Victoria 24\n45 Restrictions on publication of advice by Infrastructure Victoria 25\n46 Minister may publish advice from Infrastructure Victoria 25\nPart 4—General provisions 27\n47 Delegation by Minister 27\nPart 5—Amendment and repeal 28\n48 Amendment of Public Administration Act 2004 28\n49 Repeal of amending Part 28\n══════════════\nAuthorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel\nii\n\n[page 3]\nSection Page\nEndnotes 29\n1 General information 29\n2 Table of Amendments 31\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 32\n4 Explanatory details 33\nAuthorised by the C\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- power, duty or function of the Minister\nunder this Act other than this power of delegation.\nAuthorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel\n27\n\n[page 31]\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\nNo. 38 of 2015\nPart 5—Amendment and repeal\nPart 5—Amendment and repeal\n48 Amendment of Public Administration Act 2004\nAfter section 16(1)(j) of the Public\nAdministration Act 2004 insert—\n\"(ja) the chairperson of Infrastructure Victoria in\nrelation to the office of Infrastructure\nVictoria within the meaning of the\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015;\"\n49 Repeal of amending Part\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Application of the Public Administration Act 2004\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Application+of+the+Public+Administration+Act+2004\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- rritoriality 5\nDivision 2—Board of Infrastructure Victoria 6\n12 Board of directors 6\n13 Appointed directors 6\n14 Qualifications and eligibility 7\n15 Vacancies, resignations, removal from office 8\n16 Acting appointments 9\n17 Validity of acts or decisions 11\n18 Application of the Public Administration Act 2004 to directors 11\n19 Proceedings of board 11\n20 Resolutions without meetings 12\n21 No remuneration for statutory directors 13\nDivision 3—General provisions relating to Infrastructure Victoria 13\n22 Infrastructure Victoria not subject to direction or control 13\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- ector; or\n(b) because of a defect or irregularity in, or in\nconnection with, the appointment of a\ndirector or an acting director; or\n(c) in the case of an acting director, on the\ngrounds that the occasion for the person to\nact had not arisen or had ceased.\n18 Application of the Public Administration Act 2004\nto directors\nThe Public Administration Act 2004 (other than\nPart 3 of that Act) applies to a director in respect\nof the office of director.\n19 Proceedings of board\n(1) Subject to subsection (2), meetings of the board\nmust be held at the times and places deter\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Freedom of Information Act 1982\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Freedom+of+Information+Act+1982\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ublic service body, may\nmake a reasonable request for the entity or body to\nprovide information of a kind specified in the\nnotice.\n(2) Infrastructure Victoria must not disclose to any\nperson any document that it has obtained from any\nagency (as defined in the Freedom of\nInformation Act 1982) or Minister that is an\nexempt document under the Freedom of\nInformation Act 1982 in the hands of the agency\nor Minister.\nAuthorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel\n13\n\n[page 17]\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\nNo. 38 of 2015\nPart 2—Infrastructure Victori\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n- e information of a kind specified in the\nnotice.\n(2) Infrastructure Victoria must not disclose to any\nperson any document that it has obtained from any\nagency (as defined in the Freedom of\nInformation Act 1982) or Minister that is an\nexempt document under the Freedom of\nInformation Act 1982 in the hands of the agency\nor Minister.\nAuthorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel\n13\n\n[page 17]\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\nNo. 38 of 2015\nPart 2—Infrastructure Victoria\n24 Obligations of public entities and public service\nbodies\nA public entity or p\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Records Act 1973\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Public+Records+Act+1973\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/announcements-index.html`\n- `pages/announcements-index__21.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- only authorised personnel have access to computer files\nuse of virus protection software\nproviding physical security for Infrastructure Victoria’s office to limit access to authorised personnel only.\nStored information is also archived in accordance with the\nPublic Records Act 1973\n, which determines when it is appropriate to retain or dispose of it.\nPlease note that there are always risks when information is transmitted electronically (for example via the internet). If you are concerned that the information that you are sending is sens\n Source: `pages/announcements-index.html`\n- only authorised personnel have access to computer files\nuse of virus protection software\nproviding physical security for Infrastructure Victoria’s office to limit access to authorised personnel only.\nStored information is also archived in accordance with the\nPublic Records Act 1973\n, which determines when it is appropriate to retain or dispose of it.\nPlease note that there are always risks when information is transmitted electronically (for example via the internet). If you are concerned that the information that you are sending is sens\n Source: `pages/announcements-index__21.html`\n\n### Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Act 2021\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Zero+and+Low+Emission+Vehicle+Distance-based+Charge+Act+2021\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- .1634 Other options like\nexpanding Melbourne’s congestion levy or applying off-peak road tolls can cost less to introduce as they\nneed less infrastructure.\nHigh Court decision on electric vehicle road user charging\nIn 2021, the Victorian Government passed the Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based\nCharge Act 2021 (Vic). This charged zero and low emissions vehicle users up to 2.5 cents per\nkilometre to drive on public roads.1635\nThe High Court of Australia decided in 2023 that this charge was a duty of excise because it had a\n‘close relation to the production or manufa\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n- y of excise because it had a\n‘close relation to the production or manufacture, sale, distribution, or consumption of goods’.1636\nUnder section 90 of the Australian Constitution, only the Australian Government can impose a duty\nof excise. The decision made the Zero and Low Emission Vehicle Distance-based Charge Act 2021\n(Vic) invalid, removing the Victorian Government’s charge on zero and low emissions vehicles.\nThe High Court’s decision challenges the Victorian Government's ability to charge people fairly to\nuse Victoria’s roads. It also affects government revenue, which it\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Climate Change Act 2017\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Climate+Change+Act+2017\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- d resources to look at climate risks and adaptation actions for no result.\nVictoria’s climate change strategy contains the government’s adaptation priorities.1130 These set the focus for\n7 sectoral adaptation action plans and 6 regional adaptation strategies. The Climate Change Act 2017\nrequires government to produce new adaptation plans by 2026.1131\nThe Victorian Government should set aside funds for its 2026 adaptation update. It should fund adaptation\nproposals identified in the action plans that have strong business cases. Agencies shoul\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environment Effects Act 1978\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Environment+Effects+Act+1978\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- risk a project’s financial viability.1222 In some cases the process\ncan take over 3 years.1223\nEnvironmental approvals in Victoria and Australia\nAn Environment Effects Statement (EES) is Victoria’s most comprehensive environmental\nassessment. It is set by the Environment Effects Act 1978. An EES reviews the environmental,\nsocial and economic impacts of a development and includes mandatory public consultation.1224 A\nless detailed environment report might be suitable for projects where the potential environment\neffects are already well understo\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Environment+Protection+and+Biodiversity+Conservation+Act+1999\n\n**Sources**:\n- `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ds\nan environment report, a full EES, or neither. After the prescribed assessment is complete, the\nminister can recommend the project be rejected, approved, or approved with conditions.1226\nAustralian Government environmental approvals are conducted under the Environment Protection\nand Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). This legislation applies to projects that affect\nmatters of national significance, such as World Heritage sites, or impact endangered species.\nAssessments under the EPBC Act also require public consultation. Australia’s environment minister\nmakes\n Source: `strategies/Victoria-E2-80-99s-infrastructure-strategy-2025-E2-80-932055.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Interpretation+of+Legislation+Act+1984\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- toria within the meaning of the\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015;\"\n49 Repeal of amending Part\nThis Part is repealed on 1 January 2017.\nNote\nThe repeal of this Part does not affect the continuing operation of\nthe amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the\nInterpretation of Legislation Act 1984).\n══════════════\nAuthorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel\n28\n\n[page 32]\nInfrastructure Victoria Act 2015\nNo. 38 of 2015\nEndnotes\nEndnotes\n1 General information\nSee www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current\nauthorised versions of le\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Planning and Environment Act 1987\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Planning+and+Environment+Act+1987\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- er section 13; and\n(d) the following persons—\n(i) the Department Head of the\nDepartment of Premier and Cabinet;\nand\n(ii) the Department Head of the\nDepartment of Treasury and Finance;\nand\n(iii) the Department Head responsible to the\nMinister administering the Planning\nand Environment Act 1987.\n(3) The board—\n(a) is responsible for determining the general\npolicies and strategic direction of\nInfrastructure Victoria for the purpose of\nachieving its object; and\n(b) may exercise the powers of Infrastructure\nVictoria.\n13 Appointed directors\n(1) The chai\n Source: `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Public+Interest+Disclosures+Act+2012\n\n**Sources**:\n- `pages/about.html`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- fits and hospitality policy to avoid conflicts of interest and maintain high levels of integrity and public trust.\nDownload as PDF\n(88KB)\nDisclosure statement\nWe encourage employees and members of the public to report incidents of corrupt or improper conduct.\nThe\nPublic Interest Disclosures Act 2012\nhttps://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/in-force/acts/public-interest-disclosures-act-2012/026\nhelps people make disclosures of improper conduct by public officers and public bodies. It also provides protection to people who make disclosures in accordance with the\n Source: `pages/about.html`\n\n### Transport Integration Act 2010\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Transport+Integration+Act+2010\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/Infrastructure-Victoria-Act-2015.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- matters as requested under\nsection 44; and\n(c) to provide support as requested during the\ndevelopment of sectoral infrastructure\nstrategies by public service bodies or public\nentities; and\nNote\nThe transport plan that must be prepared under\nsection 63 of the Transport Integration Act 2010 is\nan example of a sectoral infrastructure strategy.\n(d) to undertake and publish research on matters\nrelating to infrastructure, including—\n(i) impediments to delivery; and\n(ii) improving the measurement of costs\nand benefits; and\n(iii) financing and funding\n Source: 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"Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.", "quote": "These include heart disease, lung disease\nand diabetes.702 This would ease demand on health infrastructure.703 Chronic conditions are a leading cause\nof preventable hospital visits.704\nWhen expanding digital healthcare, the government should fund change management and staff training.705\nSome people in vulnerable communities or with low digital literacy might also find it difficult to access virtual\ncare.706\nDifferent funding models can also provide incentives for virtual care.707 Changes to funding models are\nalready being considered nationally.708\nCost range, timing and funding\nWe estimate that expanding digital healthcare will cost $100 million to $200 million over 5 years.", "impact": "High", "effort": "Low", "proof": "Evidence-backed", "beneficiaries": "Citizens / service users", "source": 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