Our regional priorities

Critical enabling infrastructure

Maximise strategic investment for enabling infrastructure to unlock and support economic growth opportunities across all sectors. Our
focus:

• key residential growth areas, commercial and industrial precincts
• water/wastewater, energy, telecommunications, road and rail and drainage.

Industrial precincts

Enable development and growth of industrial precincts and establish Australia’s first inland port in regional Victoria. Our focus:

• removing barriers for industrial precincts
• LOGIC and Benalla industrial precincts
• Australia’s first inland port.

Advanced manufacturing and defence industries

Grow 21st century advanced manufacturing and expand the service and supply chain capability and capacity in servicing the defence industry. Our focus:

• advanced manufacturing adoption and investment
• defence services and supply chain capability.

Circular economy and energy transition

Establish the Ovens Murray as circular economy leaders with nationally significant initiatives powering the region’s future energy needs. Our focus:

• regional processing and value-adding of Food Organics and Garden Organics
• nationally significant circular economy precinct
• pumped hydro.

Visitor Economy

Strengthen and diversify the visitor economy through leveraging the region’s nature, epicurean, cultural and sporting tourism. Our focus:

• Alpine Resorts sustainability and growth
• Ride High Country
• Activating King Valley Prosecco Road
• First People’s prosperity and cultural heritage.

Digital Futures

Lead the way in digital inclusion, innovation, an entrepreneurship – creating a ‘Smart Region’ that connects people, attracts talent, encourages innovation, and creates jobs and growth for the 21st century. Our focus:

• enable and lift regional ambition
• reduce the digital divide.

Domains:

1. Digital awareness
2. Digital ability
3. Digital safety
4. Digital data
5. Digital connectivity
6. Digital governance.

For a copy of the Ovens Murray Digital Plan Ovens Murray Digital Plan (PDF 8897.47 KB) .

An accessible version of this document is not available. Work to create an accessible version is in progress. Please email ovens.murray.partnership@rdv.vic.gov.au if you need an accessible version.