INDEPENDENT Member for Shepparton District is celebrating after the state budget announcement, having secured almost half a billion dollars for health, education, and transport in the district.
$196M has been committed to establish a mental health facility to replace and expand GV Health’s outdated facility, and to purchase land and undertake planning to deliver more mental health beds.
“I have fought hard to get this funding by raising Shepparton’s mental health crisis in parliament with ministers, but I have to commend the bravery of our residents who spoke at the Royal Commission into Mental Health, which definitely helped secure this enourmous funding,” Ms Sheed said.
“In addition to this new facility, Shepparton will share a $3.5M investment with two other regional centres that will go towards planning for Shepparton’s mental health, alcohol, and drug crisis hub.”
“I am delighted that we received $25 million to build a 10-bed Early Parenting Centre, which was something our community has been campaigning for since 2014. The centre will offer support to families with children up to four-years-old to enhance the family bond and give parents strategies they need to thrive in their roles.”
“This was the brainchild of the leadership team of the children’s ward which included my husband, Dr Peter Eastaugh, Wendy Lewis, and Diane Halloran, who back in 1997 wrote the proposal for a much-needed mother baby unit.”
Ms Sheed also commended the State Government for investing $24M to Verney Road School’s upgrade, $250M for 12 V/Locity trains, and $3.5M towards the upgrade of Goulburn Valley Highway and Graham Street intersections.
