Industry, Investment and Jobs

Almost 100 new Victorian jobs will be created with a major $9.6 million expansion of the Sigma Pharmaceuticals factory in Dandenong, Premier John Brumby announced today.

A new social housing development in Herbert Street will be a massive boost to affordable housing for low-income families and older people in and around Dandenong, thanks to a $13.6 million Brumby Labor Government investment.

The vision for Frankston Central Activities District (CAD) is one step closer thanks to $8 million from the Brumby Labor Government.

The Premier John Brumby today turned the first sod on a new $640 million gas-fired power station near Mortlake, marking the start of a vital project that will boost jobs and energy security for Victorians.

The Brumby Government’s $5 million co-investment in the new Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM) will give Victorian, Australian and international researchers and industry unprecedented access to some of the world’s best scientific instruments.

Ringwood is set to become the economic and employment hub of Melbourne’s outer east thanks to the State Government’s $39 million revitalisation of the town centre.

New ABS figures released today show Victoria outperformed the Australian average by attracting the highest ever level of private new capital investment in the past quarter.

Premier John Brumby today announced that computer giant IBM will open a $10.8 million IT Services Centre at the Ballarat Technology Park, creating 300 new jobs in the city.

The Port of Portland is set to reap the benefits of an expanded woodchip facility which would result in the creation of up to 1130 additional jobs and the addition of more than $250 million to the region’s economy each year.

Treasurer John Lenders today welcomed plans by Australian energy company Santos to develop a new gas fired power station near Orford, approximately 20 kilometres north of Port Fairy.