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New polling shows the Andrews government maintains a comfortable lead heading into Victoria's state election in November, while Coalition support has dropped.

At the 2018 Victorian state election, Labor easily won a majority in the lower house of the Victorian parliament, but the upper house result was an anti-democratic shambles, as the Greens won just one of the 40 upper house seats, while three parties with very small vote shares won seats.

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The announcement comes just one day after a Coalition funding promise for the same hospital in Melbourne's east.

A pricey suburban hospital revamp is the latest in a string of Coalition pledges putting health at the forefront, but with 10 weeks before Victorians head to the polls, it's not yet clear how the promises will be funded.

The Victorian opposition vows to further overhaul the state's triple-0 call service if it wins the November election, and put a greater focus on police response times and mental health.