Hume is a fast growing region in Victoria with a social and cultural fabric and heritage to match its natural beauty. This region is renowned for world-class wines, gourmet food, and is part of the 'food bowl of Australia'. The Goulburn, Broken, Ovens, King and Kiewa rivers are important to the region for environment, lifestyle and business. The Strathbogie Ranges are a gateway to the famous High Country and the region is renowned for nature based and cycle tourism.
The region’s diversity – and new opportunities in key industries – will ensure steady economic development and jobs growth which is reflected in Hume's population growth which is projected to grow by over 38% over the 20 years to 2031.
The Hume region is benefiting from a range of investments including:
Benalla, Beechworth, Bright, Corryong, Eildon, Euroa, Seymour, Shepparton, Mansfield, Wangaratta, Wodonga and Yarrawonga.
Hume is extremely varied in its industry and employment make-up, with a strong concentration of agriculture in the west and the alpine, wine and gourmet food areas in the region's east making tourism a strong contributor to regional employment.
Two of Australia’s nationally important transport routes – the Hume and Goulburn Valley transport corridors – traverse the region, providing an exceptional competitive advantage by linking supply chains to national and international markets through Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra.
The Goulburn Valley area is a long established agricultural region, which is at the forefront of global food production. Traditional broad acre farming combined with dairy, viticulture, orchards, olives and aquaculture endorse the 'food bowl' label, and various large and international companies call the region home including SPC Ardmona, Uncle Toby's, Mars Percare and the Woolworths Distribution Centre.
Home to TAFE institutions, La Trobe University, the University of Melbourne and Charles Sturt University (co-located with GOTAFE in Wangaratta), Hume residents have higher education opportunities on their doorstep. There are many kindergartens, pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools with both public and private options available. There are specialist education facilities across the region including some which are national centres of excellence for training in agriculture; equine management; industrial skills; motorsports; rural health and sustainable development.
Recreation reserves hosting football, soccer, netball, hockey and tennis matches are prominent throughout the Hume region as well as golf courses. The high country is a haven for snow sports, and Lake Hume and Lake Buffalo popular for water sports. Wodonga is home to Australia's largest regional tennis complex and cyclists couldn't ask for more with the 100s of kilometres of sealed trails and roads passing through spectacular scenery.
A number of festivals are held in the Hume region offering something for everyone. The Bright Autumn Festival, Euroa's Show n Shine, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Rutherglen Winery Walkabout, APS Head of the River in Nagambie, the Australian Superbike Championship in Winton and SheppARTon Festival are just a few to add to your calendar.
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The Hume Regional Growth Plan is one of eight regional growth plans being prepared across Victoria. It provides a broad direction for regional land use and development as well as high level planning frameworks and the means to implement the strategic land use and infrastructure directions that are set out in the Regional Strategic Plans (above).
For more details visit Hume's Regional Growth Plan page
Following are the Hume Regional Strategic plans as presented to the Victorian Government in 2010:
Download the Hume Regional Strategic Plan Executive Summary, 2010-2020 (PDF 1.2 MB)
Download Part 1 (pages 1-22) of the Hume Regional Strategic Plan, 2010-2020 (PDF 2.4 MB)
Download Part 2 (pages 23-50) of the Hume Regional Strategic Plan, 2010-2020 (PDF 7.8 MB)
Download Part 3 (pages 51-57) of the Hume Regional Strategic Plan, 2010-2020 (PDF 559.3 KB)
Download the Central Hume Sub Regional Strategic Plan, 2010-2020 (PDF 3.5 MB)
Download the Goulburn Valley Sub Regional Strategic Plan, 2010-2020 (PDF 3.7 MB)
Download the Lower Hume Sub Regional Strategic Plan, 2010-2020 (PDF 3.7 MB)
Download the Upper Hume Sub Regional Strategic Plan, 2010-2020 (PDF 3.5 MB)
The resources, which are available in digital and print media formats, focus on:
Business Advantages, Lifestyle Choices Prospectus: Video: Brochure: Presentation / slide show template: Further enquiries can be directed to: Regional Development Victoria – Hume, 62 Ovens Street, Wangaratta VIC 3677, T: (03) 5722 7101 |
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Last Updated: 21 March 2018