Regional Development Victoria news

• Doors ready to open at Queenscliff Hub08/12/2022
  

  Queenscliffe’s new community hub is giving locals and visitors access to key tourism, cultural, library and information services under the one roof, thanks to an investment from the Victorian Government.

• Powering new jobs in new industries for Gippsland06/12/2022
  

  The Victorian Government is backing one of Australia’s first solar panel upcycling plants to be built in Gippsland, creating more jobs in the waste and resource recovery sector and supporting the region’s circular economy.

• Business expansion in Bairnsdale a win for local jobs06/12/2022
  

  The Victorian Government is supporting the expansion of a window manufacturing business in East Gippsland to create new jobs and assist people to rebuild their homes lost in the 2019-20 bushfires.

• Request for proposal developed for Geelong Convention Centre01/12/2022
  

  Planning is underway on the Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre precinct (GCEC), one of the biggest developments underway in regional Victoria as part of the Geelong City Deal.

• First peoples exhibition opens in Castlemaine29/11/2022
  

  Visitors to Castlemaine can learn more about the Dja Dja Wurrung people and immerse themselves in a new interactive and cultural exhibition, thanks to a $400,000 investment from the Regional Tourism Investment Fund.

• More worker housing now complete in Koroit28/10/2022
  

  Much needed key workers in high demand industries will now have access to accommodation in south west Victoria with five new units now complete thanks to an investment from the Victorian Government.

• Bonegilla project connects community with migrant past27/10/2022
  

  The stories and lives of people who helped shape Australia will form part of a permanent exhibition set to open next month as part of the Bonegilla Migrant Experience, supported by the Victorian Government.

• New ecotherapy park opens in Romsey27/10/2022
  

  The innovative community-led Romsey Ecotherapy Park is now open for locals and visitors to enjoy, boosting wellbeing and encouraging more visitors to town thanks to Victorian Government support.

• Supporting more jobs and infrastructure in regional Victoria27/10/2022
  

  The Victorian Government is supporting 38 new projects as part of the latest round of its flagship Regional Jobs and Infrastructure Fund (RJIF).

• Lighting up Ballarat’s Lake Wendouree27/10/2022
  

  Works will begin to light up Ballarat’s iconic Lake Wendouree so that locals can enjoy the precinct for more hours of the day, all year round, thanks to support from the Victorian Government.