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Victorian Liberal Nationals promise to return V/Line trains to Mildura

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Buchecker, S., & Dandeniya, N. (2026, October 18). Victorian Liberal Nationals promise to return V/Line trains to Mildura. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/coalition-promises-to-return-passenger-train-to-wimmera-mallee/107281650

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The Victorian Liberal Nationals have pledged to reintroduce V/Line train services to Mildura and Horsham if they win the upcoming state election in November. This move aims to rectify the service’s discontinuation in Mildura more than three decades ago, initiated by former premier Jeff Kennett. The party has outlined an initial investment plan for infrastructure improvements and potential train acquisition over a four-year period.

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The Victorian Liberal Nationals have pledged to reintroduce V/Line train services to Mildura and Horsham if they win the upcoming November state election. Mildura last had V/Line trains more than 30 years ago, when then-Liberal premier Jeff Kennett axed the service. The coalition claims its initial investment would cover infrastructure improvements, potential train acquisition, and operating costs over a four-year period.

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Horsham Liberal Mildura V/Line Victorian

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Mildura GPE · 3× Horsham GPE · 2× Liberal NORP · 2× Victorian NORP · 2× Jeff Kennett PERSON · 1× Nationals NORP · 1×

Narrative

In short: The Victorian coalition has made an election promise to return V/Line trains to Mildura and Horsham if it wins the November state election.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-18

🔮 The coalition said its initial investment would fund infrastructure improvements, potential train acquisition and operating costs over four years.

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Victorian Liberal Nationals promise to return V/Line trains to Mildura · assertive framing

Claims (4 extracted, 0 hedged)

Victorian Liberal Nationals promise to bring V/Line trains back to Mildura and Horsham asserted

Nationals → promise → Mildura

In short: The Victorian coalition has made an election promise to return V/Line trains to Mildura and Horsham if it wins the November state election. asserted

it → make → election

Mildura lost its V/Line train service more than 30 years ago, when it was axed by then Liberal premier Jeff Kennett. asserted

it → lose → Kennett

The coalition said its initial investment would fund infrastructure improvements, potential train acquisition and operating costs over four years. asserted

investment → say → years