Our Vision, Our Plan, My Commitment

Dunkley Destiny III

Forward thinking: Bruce is always looking ahead, planning new ways of making Dunkley an even better place.

In 1998, I released a comprehensive community action plan called Our Dunkley Destiny. Working with you, my positive, passionate and persistent approach secured many practical results for our community. In 2001, I followed up with Stage 2 of Our Dunkley Destiny which continued the visionary plan started three years earlier. Again, together, we have been able to achieve many wonderful outcomes for the electorate.

After being fortunate enough to win the community’s backing in the 2004 Federal Election, Dunkley Destiny has evolved into Stage 3. It is true, we have come a long way and kicked many goals, but so much more needs to be done. This requires continued energy, drive and commitment.

My commitment to you is to ensure that our community continues to get strong representation at Federal level and our fair share of Australian Government support. The privilege of representing the people of Dunkley is what gets me out of bed in the morning.

Dunkley Destiny III is about making Dunkley an even better place to live, work, play and visit. Importantly, it contains new actions that have been identified based on the feedback I have received from the community representatives and individuals with whom I have had the honour of working with.

Pro business: always lending a hand.

There is an intense family focus and Dunkley Destiny III is about building stronger neighbourhoods, providing local people with the tools and support they need to lead successful and fulfilling lives and of course creating opportunities for our children, to help them reach their full potential.

This means ensuring our wonderful local schools remain strong and that Monash University, Peninsula Campus, has the resources it needs to offer nation-leading tertiary education opportunities in exciting areas such as health and wellbeing related studies.

Already we have made some major inroads into the ambitious goals set out under Dunkley Destiny Stage 3 – our community action plan. I am delighted that I have been able to help deliver a new Family Relationship Centre to Frankston, this will offer a variety of support and also assist parents during the traumatic time of relationship breakdown.

Working in partnership with respected service provider Odyssey House, I have also been able to convince the Australian Government to invest $660,000 over three years in a much needed short-term residential treatment program to support people committed to overcoming drug and alcohol addictions. This is something I have been pursuing for a long time and I am pleased that our community is set to benefit from this work.

We have also seen the Australian Government provide additional funding to support an after hours’ GP clinic at Frankston Medicentre and our community has gained a Medicare-backed MRI unit.

My persistence has also seen the Australian Government commit $400,000 to support the relocation and expansion of the Banksia Respite Centre, which provides wonderful care for people suffering dementia. I am also continuing to work with RSL Park in a bid to secure funding for a trial dementia care program.

Our Dunkley Destiny III (coming soon)