His grandmother reportedly once held a 50-year-plus record as the longest card-carrying member of the ALP.

[2] As Transport Minister, Batchelor oversaw the $750 million Regional Fast Rail project.

In 2000, the State Government approved funding for a major upgrade to rail lines between Melbourne and Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Traralgon, to provide fast rail passenger services As Minister for Energy and Resources, Batchelor initiated the roll-out of smart meters to 2.5 million homes and businesses.

[3] The roll-out of smart meters was reportedly to assist with consumer choice on electricity providers and to help manage climate change.

[5] Reportedly, Batchelor "helped organise and distribute bogus how-to-vote cards for the Nuclear Disarmament Party" (sic) during the 1985 Nunawading by-election,[1] which appeared to indicate the recommended voting preferences of the Nuclear Disarmament Party.