The Liberal Party has officially launched its election campaign in the city, while Labor has held its event at Moonee Ponds.
Opposition Leader Jess Wilson urged Victorians to consider a "fresh start" while announcing a policy to set up a bootcamp for youth offenders.
Premier Ben Carroll described Labor as "up for the fight" as he unveiled a new public health policy to slash elective surgery wait times and bolster specialist appointments.
Victoria's two major parties have held their campaign launches in Melbourne, ahead of what aspiring premier Jess Wilson has described as the "most consequential election in decades".
At the Liberal Party's launch at The Glasshouse on Olympic Boulevard, Ms Wilson promised a tough new bootcamp for young offenders aged 14 to 17, to be established at the former Dhurringile Prison near Shepparton.
The camp would act as an alternative to a community corrections order or other custodial sentence, and would include a daily program of physical and other activities, such as cleaning, maintenance, agriculture and education, she said.
Meanwhile, Premier Ben Carroll addressed a sea of red at Labor's campaign launch in Moonee Ponds, declaring his party "up for the fight".
At the Liberal launch in the city, Ms Wilson said that, after 12 years of Labor, Victoria was at a crossroads.
