bˈoʊθ dʒˈɑːn bɹˈʌmbi hˌuː lˈɛd lˈeɪbɚɹ ʌntˈɪl ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd stˈiːv bɹˈæks kæmpˈeɪnd ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɪn ɹˈʊɹɹəl ænd ɹˈiːdʒənəl vɪktˈoːɹiə, ɐtˈækɪŋ kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən pˈɑːlɪsiz ʌv pɹˌaɪvəɾəzˈeɪʃən hˈaɪlaɪɾɪŋ pˈʊɹ sˈɜːvɪs dᵻlˈɪvɚɹi.
Both John Brumby who led Labor until early 1999 and Steve Bracks campaigned extensively in rural and regional Victoria, attacking Coalition policies of privatisation highlighting poor service delivery.