Dec 9, 2025
Dear supporter,
Thank you for signing the petition calling for better protection against meningococcal B in Victoria.
I have listened to your call and am proud to update you that an elected Victorian Liberals and Nationals will fund the meningococcal B vaccine for Victorian babies and teenagers. This means families would no longer have to pay around $300 for the vaccine.
Meningococcal B is a serious bacterial infection that can lead to lifelong disability, brain damage or death. Vaccination is the most effective way to protect children and teenagers from this disease. At the moment, the national vaccination program only covers strains A, C, W and Y, not strain B. Many parents believe their children are already covered even though they are not.
This policy commitment follows the advocacy of Norliah Syer who reached out to me with her tragic story of Levi, her 16-year-old son who tragically died in September after contracting meningococcal B. Her determination has brought thousands of families together, including you, to call for change and better protection.
If elected, a Jess Wilson Liberal and Nationals Government has committed to:
• Providing a free meningococcal B vaccine for all infants aged 6 weeks to 12 months and for students in Year 10.
• Establishing a catch-up program for children aged 12 months to two years and for young people aged 15 to 19.
South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory already fund this vaccine, Tasmania starts next year. Families and medical experts have been calling for Victoria to do the same for years. This announcement shows that community advocacy works and that your support is helping drive progress.
When I spoke to Jess Wilson, Leader of the Opposition, she said: “Every parent deserves confidence their child is protected from this deadly disease. Funding this vaccine is a simple and responsible step that will save lives and ease cost of living pressures for families.”
Long time advocate for this change Shadow Minister for Health, Georgie Crozier, said: “Other states are already doing it. We will act where the current government has failed, because Victorian children should not be left behind.”
Our fight is not over, in the next 12 months more young people could die unless the Allan Labor Government support this policy, and across the nation we must work to see this vital lifesaving vaccine available to everyone.
Thank you for your support and thank you to the bravery of Norliah who has shown the courage to fight for what is right. Nothing will bring Levi back, but change will mean no family will have to suffer this tragic loss again.
Brad Battin MP
State Liberal for Berwick
Thank you for signing the petition calling for better protection against meningococcal B in Victoria.
I have listened to your call and am proud to update you that an elected Victorian Liberals and Nationals will fund the meningococcal B vaccine for Victorian babies and teenagers. This means families would no longer have to pay around $300 for the vaccine.
Meningococcal B is a serious bacterial infection that can lead to lifelong disability, brain damage or death. Vaccination is the most effective way to protect children and teenagers from this disease. At the moment, the national vaccination program only covers strains A, C, W and Y, not strain B. Many parents believe their children are already covered even though they are not.
This policy commitment follows the advocacy of Norliah Syer who reached out to me with her tragic story of Levi, her 16-year-old son who tragically died in September after contracting meningococcal B. Her determination has brought thousands of families together, including you, to call for change and better protection.
If elected, a Jess Wilson Liberal and Nationals Government has committed to:
• Providing a free meningococcal B vaccine for all infants aged 6 weeks to 12 months and for students in Year 10.
• Establishing a catch-up program for children aged 12 months to two years and for young people aged 15 to 19.
South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory already fund this vaccine, Tasmania starts next year. Families and medical experts have been calling for Victoria to do the same for years. This announcement shows that community advocacy works and that your support is helping drive progress.
When I spoke to Jess Wilson, Leader of the Opposition, she said: “Every parent deserves confidence their child is protected from this deadly disease. Funding this vaccine is a simple and responsible step that will save lives and ease cost of living pressures for families.”
Long time advocate for this change Shadow Minister for Health, Georgie Crozier, said: “Other states are already doing it. We will act where the current government has failed, because Victorian children should not be left behind.”
Our fight is not over, in the next 12 months more young people could die unless the Allan Labor Government support this policy, and across the nation we must work to see this vital lifesaving vaccine available to everyone.
Thank you for your support and thank you to the bravery of Norliah who has shown the courage to fight for what is right. Nothing will bring Levi back, but change will mean no family will have to suffer this tragic loss again.
Brad Battin MP
State Liberal for Berwick
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