Victoria’s budget delivers ‘lean’ funding for community organisations but is welcomed by others

Health groups welcomed $12bn investment in the sector, but not everyone is happy with the budget

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Victoria's peak social services body says the state's election year budget has delivered lean" funding for the community organisations sector to advocate for the most vulnerable, but welcomed significant" investments in health and education.

The state's major healthcare groups have praised the budget's $12bn health funding blitz, although the peak body for public hospitals has warned it will take time for workforce initiatives to plug critical gaps in the burdened health system.

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