Optimism is radiating from a state premier and her soft launch of an election campaign centred on economic growth and a vow to keep up the good fight.
Jacinta Allan addressed party faithful at Labor's Victorian state conference on Saturday, unveiling plans to fund a new generation of apprentices to address significant workforce shortages.
Doing so, she drew on the experience of her father, Peter Allan, who worked as a linesman at the State Electricity Commission.
The commission was revived by former premier Daniel Andrews in 2023 after it was privatised during Liberal Jeff Kennett's time as premier in the 1990s.
Mr Allan lost his job as a result of the commission's commercialisation.
"The SEC was a skilled job for life - then the Liberals got elected," Ms Allan said.
