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Budget : Local Government

Jeanette Powell



The Hon Jeanette Powell MLA


The Victorian Coalition Government 2012-13 State Budget provides a total of $12.7 million for local libraries which includes an extra $3.1 million per year for the delivery of library services.

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.

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.