Regional Development Victoria

Investment Fast-Track Fund

Helping regional Victorian projects become investment-ready by supporting early planning

Overview

A woman iides a bike while chatting with a friend who jogs beside her. They are travelling along a gravel road in a lush and colourful countryside location

The Investment Fast-Track Fund (IFF) is funding activities that mobilise strategic investment projects by fast-tracking business case development and planning for medium to longer term projects in regional Victoria.

Objectives of program

Accelerating and expanding investment in key projects for rural and regional communities.


Funding details

This program is no longer accepting applications for new projects. Learn about the projects being delivered through this fund.

Projects funded by this program

Project Name Region Year Amount Funded
Murrindindi Council: Skyline Road Tourism Precinct Catalyst Project Mallee 2022 $500,000
Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board: Mt Hotham Business, Visitor and Community Centre Design Ovens Murray 2022 $480,000
Mansfield Council: Lakins Road Industrial Precinct Master Plan Ovens Murray 2022 $200,000
Towong Council: Lake Hume Master Plan Ovens Murray 2022 $120,000
Ballarat and Traralgon UniTown Delivery Project Central Highlands 2022 $500,000
Ararat Council: The Aradale Solution - Economic and Social Development Strategy Central Highlands 2022 $500,000
Buda Historic Home and Garden: Business Case and Design Project Loddon Campaspe 2022 CiC
Colac Otway Council: Colac - Deans Creek Growth Corridor Outline Development Plan Barwon 2022 $425,000
Bendigo Council: Bendigo Art Gallery Planning Project Mallee 2022 $280,000
Health Futures Australia Ltd: Sustainable Healthy Integrated Food Towns Hepburn Business and Investment Plan 2022-2025 Central Highlands 2022 CiC
Indigo Council: Chiltern Destination Playground Ovens Murray 2022 $100,000
Murray River Paddlesteamers: Australian Star Project Planning Ovens Murray 2022 CiC
Warrnambool Council: Business Case for the Redevelopment of Warrnambool Art Gallery Great South Coast 2022 $112,500
The Peaks Eco Retreat Pty Ltd: Grampians Off Grid Eco Retreat Central Highlands 2022 CiC
Indigo Council: Indigo Caravan Park Master planning Ovens Murray 2022 $50,000
Mallee District Aboriginal Services - MDAS: Kerang Aboriginal H&WC - Planning Project Mallee 2022 CiC
Gannawarra Council: Koondrook to Kerang Rail Trail Mallee 2022 $500,000
Wodonga Institute of TAFE: Logical Innovations - Wodonga TAFE Ovens Murray 2022 $450,000
Mildura Council: Mildura CBD Revitalisation Mallee 2022 $200,000
Moorabool Council: Parwan Employment Precinct Power and Water Central Highlands 2022 $200,000
Indigo Council: Rutherglen Silo Precinct Project Ovens Murray 2022 $100,000
The Sovereign Hill Museums Association: Sovereign Hill Master Plan - Museum of Makers and Orientation Precinct Central Highlands 2022 CiC
Wellington Council: Wellington Renewable Energy Impact and Readiness Study Gippsland 2022 $150,000
Macedon Council: Woodend Community Centre Redevelopment – Concept, Schematic & Detailed Design Loddon Campaspe 2022 $260,000
Geelong Council: Bellarine Arts Centre Business Case Barwon 2022 $50,000
Geelong Council: Geelong Shared Trails Tourism Study Barwon 2022 $384,000
Corangamite Council organics waste management assessment Barwon 2022 $40,000
Corangamite Council: Theatre Complex detailed designs Barwon 2022 $75,000
Fonterra Australia Pty Ltd: Milk Spray Dryer efficiency and reliability improvements Barwon 2022 $50,000
Surf Coast Council: Anglesea Community and Health Precinct Barwon 2022 $200,000
Winda Mara Aboriginal Corporation: Portland Café & Indigenous Art Retail Centre Barwon 2022 $40,000
East Gippsland Council: Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club redevelopment Gippsland 2022 $106,837
East Gippsland Council: Bairnsdale Arts Precinct Gippsland 2022 $90,000
Kongwak Butter Factory: Infrastructure and Business Development Activities to become Investment Ready Gippsland 2022 $500,000
Bass Coast Council: Gippsland Odyssey extension - Woolamai to Nyora Gippsland 2022 $375,000
Horsham Council: Horsham Regional City Flight Hub Central Highlands 2022 $238,680
Northern Grampians Council: Heath Street Bridge project Central Highlands 2022 $500,000
Pyrenees Council: Southern Wimmera and North East Pyrenees Water Supply Feasibility Study Central Highlands 2022 $300,000
Yarriambiack Council: Hopetoun School Site Redevelopment Central Highlands 2022 $101,250
Ballarat Council: Ballarat West Employment Zone Circular Economy Precinct Central Highlands 2022 $37,500
Towong Council: Bellbridge Boathouse Goulburn 2022 $324,493
Mitchell Council: The Kelly House Precinct - Activation Masterplan Goulburn 2022 $255,000
FHAH Pty Ltd: Flavorite Tatura Site Future Development Goulburn 2022 $150,000
Rural City of Wangaratta: Organics Processing Expansion - Detailed Design Goulburn 2022 $160,000
Kalafatis Fresh Produce Pty Ltd: Organic Fruit Processing Plant Shepparton Goulburn 2022 $50,000
Shire of Strathbogie: Balmattum Hill Mountain Bike Trail Planning Project Goulburn 2022 $241,600
Murray River Regional Tourism: Development of Design and Costing Analysis for Stage 2 & 3 of the Murray River Adventure Trail Mallee 2022 $500,000
Birchip Cropping Group Inc: Nexus Accommodation Project Mallee 2022 $215,850
University of Melbourne: Latrobe Valley Smart Geothermal Industrial Loop Gippsland 2022 $380,000
Victorian Goldfields Tourism Exectuive: Central Victorian Goldfields World Heritage Masterplan Central Highlands 2022 $500,000
Bendigo Council: Planning Studies for Bendigo Regional Employment Precinct Mallee 2022 $334,200
Pacific Heat and Power: Goulburn Murray Woka Yurringa Energy Goulburn 2022 $411,759