Tony Lupton - Getting Results

As the local State Member of Parliament, Tony Lupton gets results for the local area and helps make sure the Prahran electorate gets its fair share of funding and resources from the Brumby Government. Including:

Health

The Alfred Centre for Elective Surgery
Intensive Care Unit upgrade at the Alfred Hospital
Equipment grants including new x-ray, gamma camera and CT scanner equipment, radiotherapy machine replacement, new patient monitoring and diagnostic devices for the Alfred Hospital
Waiting list blitz funding
Increased funding for drug hotspot program, mental illness and dental programs
Nurse On Call telephone advice service
Burnet ‘Super Institute’ medical research funding

Education

Primary School Welfare Officer funding
Upgrades and maintenance boosts at Stonnington, South Yarra and Toorak Primary Schools
SchoolYard Blitz funding for schoolyard beautification
Sports equipment grants

Transport

Mega Tram Routes increasing service frequency
Pedestrian signals in Dandenong Road and Orrong Road
Late night tram and train service extensions from October 2006
Morning peak hours and night time station and train safety staff
School safety speed zone flashing lights and lower speed limits in shopping areas
Right turn arrows for safer intersections
Chapel Street Late Night Traffic Management Program

Community Services

Capital grants to kindergartens, child care centres and out of school hours care programs
Childcare Taskforce
Advocacy for Kids with a Disability Program
Home and Community Care funding

Multicultural Affairs

Grants for organisational support, festivals and events and building improvements to multicultural groups in the Prahran electorate.