Regional & Country Victoria

Geelong residents will have even better training options with the announcement today of a $500,000 Brumby Government grant to fund the planning and design phase of a redevelopment at the Gordon Institute of TAFE’s East Geelong Campus.

The Brumby Government has signed a landmark agreement with HVP Plantations (HVP), permanently protecting more than 20,000 hectares of native forest in Gippsland’s Strzelecki Ranges.

Minister for Community Development Peter Batchelor today inspected works on the soon-to-be-completed first stage of the $2 million Golden Point Learning and Cultural Centre in Ballarat East.

Central Gippsland and Latrobe Valley roads will benefit from a $3.6 million road safety and efficiency boost, Minister for Roads and Ports Tim Pallas, announced today.

Echuca Regional Health’s new Community Rehabilitation Centre will enable patients to get out of hospital quicker and start their path to recovery.

New V/Line VLocity train sets are the centrepiece of a $236 million Brumby Government package to boost capacity on Victoria’s booming regional rail network.

The Premier, John Brumby, today welcomed the $1.4 billion joint commitment by ExxonMobil Australia and BHP Billiton Petroleum to develop the Turrum oil and gas field in the Gippsland Basin.

Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) will receive more than $2 million to deliver problem gambling services across Gippsland, Gaming Minister Tony Robinson announced today.

Crime-fighting has been boosted in Mildura with the opening of a new $18.3 million police station.

The Brumby Government has provided a massive funding boost to Ballarat Health with the vital health service to receive $120.18 million this financial year, about $6.83 million more than in 2007/08.