Politics Computer

Victorian state district

Eureka

In the Western Victoria region. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $500–$2K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Sitting member

On the ballot: 9 candidates

In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them.

  1. 1Belinda ZivkovicIndependent
  2. 2Sam McCollGreens
  3. 3Michaela SettleLabor
  4. 4Andy RavenVictorian Socialists
  5. 5Ian Maxwell HarknessFamily First
  6. 6Wendy MorrisonAnimal Justice Party
  7. 7Paul BallingerOne Nation
  8. 8Emma MuirLiberal
  9. 9Steven Venditti-TaylorIndependent

Source: Victorian Electoral Commission nominations (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members.

About

About Eureka

Eureka is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Western Victoria. It is held by Michaela Settle of the Australian Labor Party. The district covers the east and southeast of Ballarat and parts of Golden Plains and Moorabool shires. Michaela Settle's Facebook and Instagram ads focus on infrastructure and transport, health, education, crime and safety, and cost of living.

Created
Redistribution of electoral boundaries in 2021
Came into effect
2022 Victorian state election
Predecessor district
Buninyong (abolished)
Main towns
Ballan, Bacchus Marsh, Meredith, Lethbridge, Teesdale, Inverleigh
Sitting member
Michaela Settle, Australian Labor Party

Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Eureka whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

  1. Michaela SettleMP, Labor
    $500–$2K15 ads, 15 running

At leastUp to (Meta only publishes ranges)

What they're promising in Eureka

Promises from the ads of the MPs and candidates above, most repeated first. Each one links to the ad it's quoted from.

Every Victorian promise

  1. LaborDental clinics

    Ten free dental clinics for adults and kids.

    See the adIn 3 ads from Michaela Settle

  2. LaborDental care

    That’s Labor’s plan for free dental clinics.

    See the adIn 2 ads from Michaela Settle

  3. LaborAthletics track

    A re-elected Labor Government will invest $1.2 million to help deliver a new synthetic athletics track for Bacchus Marsh Little Athletics Club.

    See the adIn 2 ads from Michaela Settle

  4. LaborSchool upgrade

    A re-elected Carroll Labor Government will invest $21.6 million for a major refurbishment of Canadian Lead Primary School.

    See the adIn 2 ads from Michaela Settle

  5. LaborTraffic lights

    A re-elected Carroll Labor Government will deliver $2.25 million for pedestrian operated traffic lights, right here in Teesdale.

    See the adFrom Michaela Settle

  6. LaborFootpaths

    A re-elected Labor Government will invest $2 million for paving the way. This is to provide footpaths across the eastern suburbs of Ballarat, including Canadian, Golden Point and Brown Hill.

    See the adFrom Michaela Settle

  7. LaborHospital redevelopment

    We're building a new emergency department and a bigger, better Ballarat Base Hospital.

    See the adFrom Michaela Settle

  8. LaborLocal priorities

    We'll do up Darley with $5 million for local priorities.

    See the adFrom Michaela Settle

  9. LaborSports ground funding

    A re-elected Labor Government will invest $1 million at the Gordon Recreation Reserve to make this oval a level playing field.

    See the adFrom Michaela Settle

Their biggest ads

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