New train lines, extended rail services and upgraded railway stations are the focus of the Victorian Coalition Government's Budget boost for public transport in country Victoria.

The Victorian Coalition Government's 2011-12 Victorian Budget has committed $21.7 million to the Public Libraries Capital Works Program and the Premiers' Reading Challenge Book Fund to encourage a lifelong love of reading and learning.

The Victorian Coalition Government has announced more than $6 million during the next four years to support the development of Victoria's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget.

Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell today announced that the Victorian Coalition Government's 2011-12 Victorian Budget will invest $20 million in the Green Light Plan to assist local councils to replace street lights with energy-efficient fluorescent lighting.

The Coalition Government will invest $5 million in 2011-12 in the first stage of the Retreat and Resettlement policy of non-compulsory land acquisitions as part of the government’s commitment to accept all the Bushfires Royal Commission recommendations, Deputy Premier and Minister for Bushfire Response Peter Ryan said today.

The Victorian Coalition Government has committed to further investment in geological information to drive exploration and development of Victoria's minerals and energy resources.

The Victorian Coalition Government has implemented another election commitment by providing $800,000 to fund the Step Back, Think program to continue its work in tackling alcohol-fuelled violence, Minister for Consumer Affairs Michael O'Brien announced today.

Volunteer lifesavers volunteers have received a Victorian Coalition Government boost in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget to ensure their tremendous work in the community continues.

The Victorian Coalition Government has strengthened its commitment to renewable and low emissions technology by increasing funding for the Energy Technology Innovation Strategy (ETIS).

The Victorian Coalition Government will provide the Victorian racing industry with up to $79.5 million over four years through the 2011-12 Victorian Budget to help it grow and continue its enormous economic contribution to Victoria.

The Victorian Coalition Government is providing unprecedented funding of more than $38 million to the Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES), Deputy Premier and Minister for Emergency Services Peter Ryan announced today.

The Victorian Coalition Government will fund grassroots crime prevention initiatives as part of a $25 million 2011-12 Victorian Budget allocation to build safer communities, Minister for Crime Prevention Andrew McIntosh said today.

The Victorian Coalition Government is providing more resources to Victoria Police to cover crime hotspots, allocating $1.2 million in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget to fund nine new brawler vans for Victoria Police to patrol city and regional crime zones and help protect Victorians attending major events.

The Victorian Coalition Government will allocate $13.5 million in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget for a zero-tolerance approach to graffiti, Minister for Crime Prevention Andrew McIntosh said today.

The Victorian Coalition Government will invest more than $30 million in new and upgraded police stations as part of its delivery of the largest-ever number of Victoria Police recruits in a single term of government in Victoria’s history.

The Victorian Coalition Government will spend $550,000 to revitalise and strengthen Neighbourhood Watch to ensure local communities can regain control of their streets, Minister for Crime Prevention Andrew McIntosh said today.

The Victorian Coalition Government will invest a massive $602 million with the aim to deliver the largest-ever number of new police in a single term of government in Victoria’s history.

The Victorian Coalition Government will provide Corrections Victoria with more than $66 million in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget to begin the rollout of the Coalition Government's commitment to provide 500 additional prison beds across the male prison system.

A one-off grant of more than $12 million has been allocated in today’s 2011-12 Victorian Budget to help emergency services organisations cover the costs of extraordinary flood recovery activities earlier this year.

The Victorian Coalition Government will pilot work and learning centres on public housing sites as part of its commitment to help young people get a job, reduce disadvantage and help make Victoria a fairer place to live.