Under Daniel Andrews there has been more than $28 billion in waste and cost blowouts (that Victorians know about), including:
North East Link
Promised: $5 billion
22/23 Budget: $15.4 billion (budget details potential future increases)
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $10.4 billion
West Gate Tunnel
Promised: $500 million
Revised project cost: $5.5 billion
22/23 Budget: $10.2 billion
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $4.7 billion
Note: Legal disputes pending
Metro Tunnel
Promised: $9 billion
22/23 Budget: $12.36 billion
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $3.36 billion
Note: Legal disputes pending
Level Crossing Removals (initial commitment)
Promised: $5 billion
Victorian Auditor-General: $8.3 billion
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $3.3 billion
East West Link
Promised: $0 to cancel
Cost: $1.3 billion to cancel it
LAST REPORTED BLOWOUT: $1.3 billion
Frankston Hospital
Promised: $562 million
22/23 Budget: $1.118 billion
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $556 million
Footscray Hospital
21/22 Budget: $1.495 billion
22/23 Budget: $1.998 billion
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $503 million
Victorian Heart Hospital
Promised: $150 million
22/23 Budget: $577 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $427 million
Barwon Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Promised: $100 million
22/23 Budget: $525 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $425 million
City Loop Fire and Safety Upgrade
Previous Allocation: $151.74 million
22/23 Budget: $468.94 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $317.2 million
Suburban Roads Upgrade
21/22 Budget: $2.208 billion
22/23 Budget: $2.513 billion
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $305 million
Caulfield to Dandenong conventional signalling upgrade
Promised: $360 million
21/22 Budget: $608.1 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $248.1 million
Murray Basin Rail Project
Promised: $567.7 million
22/23 Budget: $794.4 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $226.7 million
Mordialloc Freeway
Promised: $300 million
22/23 Budget: $519.9 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $219.9 million
Melbourne Arts Precinct
21/22 Budget: $1.409 billion
22/23 Budget: $1.572 billion
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $163 million
Cranbourne Pakenham Line Upgrade
Promised: $407.1 million
21/22 Budget: $539.4 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $132.3 million
Geelong City Deal
21/22 Budget: $292.3 million
22/23 Budget: $414.1 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $121.8 million
Suburban Parks Program
21/22 Budget: $70.2 million
22/23 Budget: $191.7 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $121.5 million
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital redevelopment
Promised: $201 million
22/23 Budget: $317.8 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $116.8 million
Ballarat Line Upgrade
Promised: $516.7 million
21/22 Budget: $631.1 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $114.4 million
Regional Rail Revival (Gippsland Line)
Promised: $433.9 million
22/23 Budget: $531.3 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $97.4 million
School projects
21/22 Budget: $912.3 million
22/23 Budget: $999.9 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $87.6 million
Regional Rail Revival (Bendigo-Echuca Line)
Promised: $91 million
22/23 Budget: $175.3 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $84.3 million
Ballarat Health Services expansion and redevelopment
Promised: $461.6 million
22/23 Budget: $541.6 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $80 million (to provide energy supply to the hospital)
Hurstbridge Line Upgrade Stage 2
Promised: $530 million
22/23 Budget: $603 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $73 million
Seaford (Frankston Line) Stabling Project
Promised: $187.4 million
22/23 Budget: $257.3 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $69.9 million
Goulburn Valley Health redevelopment
Promised: $171.2 million
22/23 Budget: $229.3 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $58.1 million
Hoddle Street Upgrade
Promised: $60 million
21/22 Budget: $108.6 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $48.6 million
Plenty Road Upgrade – Stage 2
Promised: $103.4 million
21/22 Budget: $144.2 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $40.8 million
Station Pier Capital Projects
21/22 Budget: $31.9 million
22/23 Budget: $72 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $40.1 million
Kardinia Park Stadium redevelopment
Promised: $101.4 million
22/23 Budget: $141.2 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $39.8 million
Regional Rail Revival (Warrnambool Line)
Promise: $114 million
Revised project cost: $214 million
22/23 Budget: $250.2 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $36.2 million
O’Herns Road Upgrade
21/22 Budget: $113.7 million
22/23 Budget: $149.2 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $35.5 million
Casey Hospital Expansion
Promised: $106.3 million
21/22 Budget: $139.8 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $33.5 million
Yan Yean Road Upgrade
Promised: $95 million
21/22 Budget: $126 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $31 million
Infringement Management and Services Reform Project (Fines Victoria)
Promised: $43 million and delivery December 2017
21/22 Budget: $63.3 million and delivery June 2020
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $20.3 million
Optimising Transport Network Performance – Congestion Package
Promised: $82.4 million
21/22 Budget: $102.5 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $20.1 million
Future emergency alert
Promised: $7.7 million
22/23 Budget: $25.9 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $18.2 million
Ballarat Bus Interchange
Promised: $5 million
21/22 Budget: $22.4 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $17.4 million
Establishing Support and Safety Hubs
Promised: $80.8 million
21/22 Budget: $93.2 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $12.4 million
Geelong Arts Centre
Promised: $128 million
22/23 Budget: $140 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $12 million
Frankston Station Upgrade
Promised: $50 million
21/22 Budget: $61.8 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $11.8 million
V/Line Fleet Maintenance
Promised: $12.5 million
22/23 Budget: $23 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $10.5 million
Bendigo GovHub
Promised: $16 million
21/22 Budget: $25.5 million
22/23 Budget: No figures provided
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $9.5 million
Mount Buller Water Storage
Promised: $2.06 million
21/22 Budget: $11.3 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $9.24 million
Angliss Hospital Expansion Stage 2
21/22 Budget: $103.4 million
22/23 Budget: $112 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $8.6 million
St Kilda Pier
21/22 Budget: $46.4 million
22/23 Budget: $54.9 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $8.5 million
Hallam Road Upgrade
Promised: $45.014 million
21/22 Budget: $53.514 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $8.5 million
Strong Bridges
21/22 Budget: $35.1 million
22/23 Budget: $41.9 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $6.8 million
Huntingdale Station Carpark
Promised: $4.8 million
21/22 Budget: $11.5 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $6.7 million
Latrobe Valley GovHub
Promised: $3 million
21/22 Budget: $8.8 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $5.8 million
Monash Medical Centre Expansion and Upgrades
Promised: $71 million
22/23 Budget: $76.3 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $5.3 million
Wangaratta Health Care
Promised: $2.4 million
22/23 Budget: $7.5 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $5.1 million
Ballarat GovHub
Promised: $19.3 million
22/23 Budget: $24.2 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $4.9 million
Thomas Embling Hospital expansion
Promised: $19.3 million
21/22 Budget: $23.3 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $4 million
Youth Justice Precincts
Promised: $56.1 million
22/23 Budget: $58.2 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $2.1 million
Fire Rescue Victoria – Station alteration
21/22 Budget: $12.7 million
22/23 Budget: $14.2 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $1.5 million
Youth Prevention and Recovery Care Service
Promised: $11.9 million
21/22 Budget: $12.9 million
CURRENT BUDGET BLOWOUT: $1 million
