Regional & Country Victoria

Premier John Brumby today announced that VicRoads would relocate its main call centre operations to Ballarat by late 2011, bringing 50 jobs to the region. 

Shepparton Art Gallery will be able to broaden its exhibits and attract new tourism to the city thanks to a $1.5 million upgrade supported by the Brumby Labor Government.

Two Gippsland aerodromes will receive a major $5.2 million boost from the Victorian Government to create new opportunities for tourism, freight, and emergency services provision in the region, the Premier, John Brumby announced today.

Bendigo is among regional centres across Victoria earmarked for a boost in tertiary student accommodation as part of a Brumby Labor Government plan to support more opportunities for young people to live, study and work in regional Victoria. 

Ballarat’s iconic Lake Wendouree will be filled with water by late next year, the Premier John Brumby announced today.

The Brumby Labor Government is providing $1.5 million to build a new gorilla exhibit at the Werribee Open Range Zoo.

A new $5 million purpose built exhibition centre at Larder Park will position the region as a major agricultural hub, drive new jobs and generate economic growth.

The major expansion of a Geelong industrial hub that has the potential to generate more than 600 jobs will proceed after the Victorian Government today announced $2 million towards building vital infrastructure for the precinct.

Residents of Truganina, Tarneit and Williams Landing are set to benefit from a $5.9 million multipurpose community centre and sports pavilion, thanks to a $1 million funding boost from the Brumby Labor Government.

Students at three Gippsland schools will benefit from the Brumby Labor Government’s $14.9 million investment in new and refurbished facilities at Maffra Primary School, Maffra Secondary College and Kurnai College in Morwell.