Victorian Liberal leader Michael O'Brien has shaken up his shadow cabinet following a failed leadership challenge.
"Last week was obviously a bit of a messy week in some ways, but this is about the future," Mr O'Brien said.
He has appointed Brad Rowswell to the energy, innovation, bay protection, and fishing portfolios, while Matt Bach will take on early childhood, child protection, and higher education.
"I'm very proud that we've got two young, bright, energetic MPs stepping forward to help shape the Liberal Party's policy pitches and help shape the rebuild of Victoria," Mr O'Brien told reporters on Sunday.
He managed to defeat the leadership challenge, launched by virtual unknown Brad Battin on Tuesday, by 22 votes to nine.
Mr O'Brien said the vote against bringing on the challenge in the party room was an overwhelming show of support for his leadership team, and has given the party a chance to renew itself.
And with Mr Battin stepping down from the shadow ministry, followed by Ryan Smith and Nick Wakeling, a reshuffle was never far away.
Also among the changes, veteran MP David Davis will take on planning and heritage, David Morris will take on local government and housing, while Tim Smith will take responsibility for emergency services, industry, roads, resources, industrial relations and workplace safety.
David Southwick will add youth justice and crime prevention to his public safety portfolio.
Bridget Vallance will take on the equality portfolio, with James Newbury replacing her on the public accounts and estimates committee.
While Ms Vallance is the only woman mentioned in the reshuffle at a time when gender has become a flashpoint in parliamentary politics, Mr O'Brien insists the party has acted on merit.
He said when he started as leader, four out of his five initial appointments were women.
"Our leadership team is 50 per cent male and female," he said.
Bernie Finn will become the assistant shadow minister for police and community safety in place of his previous responsibility for small business.
There are reports of a push to dump the nine MPs who voted to bring on the spill last week.
