Main Dashboard
Hook
Victoria's major projects were budgeted for billions. They're now costing tens of billions more — and it's all in the government's own reports.
Key Numbers
- 560+ major projects tracked across the state [BP4 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26]
- Original committed spend compared line-by-line to current estimate [BP4 historical]
- Hundreds of projects over budget; scores running late [BP4 + VAGO RAG]
- North East Link alone: $11.1B → $26.1B (135% blowout) [BP4 TEI snapshots]
Context
The Victorian government publishes Budget Paper 4 every year. Inside it is a list of every major infrastructure project, each with a budget and a completion date. We've been pulling these papers since 2014, line by line, and comparing what was promised to what is now expected. The difference is called "drift". The main dashboard is the one-screen summary of that drift — a sector breakdown, a wall of shame, a wall of fame, and the state's self-reported red/amber/green status for every project.
You are not looking at our estimates. You are looking at the government's own numbers, side by side with earlier versions of the government's own numbers. Every row has a source you can click through to.
Takeaway
No one is watching this at the scale it's happening. This dashboard is the missing accountability layer — built from the public record, updated when the public record updates, open to anyone.
Share Stat
Victoria tracks 560+ major projects. This dashboard shows how far each has drifted from its original promise.
Last reviewed: 11 Apr 2026