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VICTORIA: 10 YEARS ON
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These are some of the key events which have helped shape Victoria and the Box Hill electorate over the 10 years from 1 October 1988:
| 1988 | ||
| Oct. 1 | Labor Government re-elected. | |
| Dec 21 | Ryan report on VEDC tabled in Parliament | |
| 1989 | ||
| Nov 17 | Introduction of Victorian Certificate of Education announced | |
| 1990 | ||
| June 24 | Pyramid Building Society collapses | |
| Nov 8 | State Bank sold | |
| Dec 20 | Labor Government gives go-ahead for a casino | |
| 1991 | ||
| Mar 6 | Legislation to establish Docklands Authority introduced | |
| 1992 | ||
| May 19 | Legislation for part sale of Loy Yang B power station introduced | |
| Oct 3 | Coalition Government elected | |
| Oct 28 | First Coalition budget - taxes up, spending down | |
| 1993 | ||
| Mar 16 | Transport agreement signed with unions to give $245m p.a. savings | |
| May 15 | Nightrider buses begin | |
| June 30 | Opening of new Boroondara Park Primary School | |
| Aug 10 | Speed limits to be rationalised to 60, 70 and 80 km/h zones | |
| Aug 9 | $39 million to redevelop the State Library. | |
| Oct 5 | Public sector superannuation reforms to save $8-$10 billion | |
| Nov 4 | Mandatory child abuse reporting | |
| Nov 16 | Greater authority given to school councils | |
| Dec 17 | Melbourne wins Grand Prix | |
| 1994 | ||
| Mar 21 | Holeproof site acquired for new Box Hill TAFE campus | |
| Apr 20 | Learning Assessment Project (LAP) tests for primary children | |
| Apr 21 | City Circle Tram line opened | |
| Nov 23 | $42m redevelopment at Box Hill Hospital opened | |
| 1995 | ||
| Jan 24 | Major maintenance funding for Greythorn Primary School | |
| Apr 5 | Opening of Chatham Primary School refurbishments | |
| May 2 | Abolition of $100 State Deficit Levy | |
| May 23 | State Library's VicNet internet service launched | |
| June 29 | Hospital networks announced | |
| June 30 | First budget surplus in 10 years | |
| Aug 7 | United Energy is first electricity supplier sold | |
| Sep 8 | Council rate cuts total $263m | |
| Oct 21 | $1.7 billion Citylink agreement signed with Transurban | |
| Oct 25 | Workcover's $2.1 billion unfunded liability eliminated | |
| Nov 10 | Box Hill North Primary School new and reinstated facilities opened | |
| Dec 6 | Increased rail services following 4% rise in patronage | |
| 1996 | ||
| Mar 8 | Victoria overtakes Queensland’s share of the domestic tourism market | |
| Mar 16 | Local Government elections resume | |
| Mar 20 | Major maintenance grants for Kerrimuir and Surrey Hills Primary Schools | |
| Mar 30 | Coalition Government re-elected | |
| May 15 | Budget increases funding for health, education, carers | |
| June 5 | Victoria's unemployment below national average for first time in five years | |
| June 6 | Opening of new facilities at Balwyn Primary School | |
| Sep 10 | Sunday shopping to be allowed | |
| Oct 17 | $900m hospitals upgrade plan including 3 new hospitals | |
| Nov 13 | "Futures for Young Adults" program for young adults with disabilities | |
| 1997 | ||
| Mar 25 | Victorian business investment up 31.8% in 1996, highest in Australia | |
| Apr 9 | Literacy and numeracy study shows Victoria above national average | |
| May 28 | Opening of Koonung Secondary College refurbishment and upgrade | |
| June 19 | Agreement clears the way for Vic and NSW gas networks to be linked for the first time | |
| July 24 | $65 million Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre opened | |
| Oct 7 | No fault WorkCover payments to be increased, common law actions eliminated | |
| Oct 9 | 18% average water price reduction per property announced; $450m for improved regional and rural water quality | |
| Oct 28 | Audit Act reforms announced | |
| Nov 12 | First phase of automatic ticketing commissioned | |
| Nov 13 | Land tax rate scale to be levelled, land tax on family homes abolished | |
| Nov 24 | State debt down to $11.3 billion | |
| Dec 2 | 27,500 cap on gaming machines to be maintained | |
| Dec 7 | Eastern Freeway extension opened | |
| 1998 | ||
| Apr 21 | State budget increases social spending by $271m, cuts taxes by $132m, spends $755m on new capital works | |
| Apr 22 | Standard & Poor’s reinstates Victoria’s AAA credit rating | |
| May 6 | Box Hill High School new and refurbished facilities opened | |
| July 15 | Victoria is the safest state with a crime rate almost 20% below the national average | |
| Aug 7 | $30 million expansion for Melbourne’s ambulance service | |
| Aug 17 | $60 Winter Power Bonus commences | |
| Sep 7 | $267m for hospitals from Budget, agreement with Commonwealth | |
| Sep 23 | Mont Albert Primary School gets go-ahead for new capital works planning | |
| Oct 8 | Victoria achieves highest jobs growth rate of any State in year to September | |
| Oct 28 | Mont Albert to Box Hill tram line extension announced | |
| Nov 11 | $70m of major maintenance grants announced, including for Box Hill Senior Secondary College and Box Hill North Primary School | |
| Nov 17 | Go-ahead given for gas privatisation | |
| Dec 9 | ABS figures show Victoria the only State to reduce taxes taxes in 1997-98 | |
| Dec 11 | ABS figures show State Final Demand grew 6.1% in Victoria in year to September |