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Work begins on Daniel Andrews statue commemorating more than 3,000 days in office

Work has begun on a statue to commemorate former Victorian premier Daniel Andrews’ more than 3,000 days in office.

The state government confirmed Meridian Sculpture, the company that created the statues of the other four Victorian premiers who reached the milestone, was selected following a standard procurement process.

The total cost of the statue is $134,304 and work is already under way.

double quotation markDaniel Andrews led Victoria through some of its toughest moments and never stopped fighting for working people. Under a policy introduced by the Kennett government, Victorian premiers who serve more than 3,000 days in office are recognised with a statue along Treasury Place in honour of their service to the state.

Victorian ex-premier Andrews to be immortalised with $134k statue

A statue of long-serving premier Daniel Andrews's likeness will be installed at Treasury Place. (ABC News: Daniel Fermer)

The Victorian government has confirmed it will spend more than $134,000 to build a statue of former premier Daniel Andrews as a tribute to his time leading the state.

A government spokesperson said work was already underway on the statue, continuing a policy of honouring long-serving premiers.

"Under a policy introduced by the Kennett government, Victorian premiers who serve more than 3,000 days in office are recognised with a statue along Treasury Place in honour of their service to the state," a government spokesperson said.

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