HIGHLIGHTS 2014-15 > Reviewed the effectiveness of > Regional Development Victoria (RDV) the current regional strategic worked throughout the year to facilitate planning model, and provided new investment, business growth and findings and significant RDV job creation, infrastructure research and data to the development, and coordinate delivery Review of Regional Economic of Victorian Government regional Development and Services. development policy, planning and programs. > Facilitated Regional Management > Helped create 2,094 jobs, generate Forums led by departmental $724 million in investment and facilitate Secretaries bringing together leaders $262 million in exports. from across State and local government and key regional stakeholder groups. > Facilitated 124 major regional > Supported Rural Councils Victoria infrastructure projects valued at $365 including networking for rural and million, including completion of the regional local governments at the Junction Place central Wodonga urban annual Rural Summit at Halls Gap in renewal initiative that will generate April 2015. significant employment and stimulate economic development in the city and > Collaborated with Regional Cities Victoria broader region. on projects including the Regional Cities Growth Framework, which sets out > Used RDV’s policy and program delivery growth drivers for each of Victoria’s 10 expertise to develop the legislation, regional cities. regulation and program design to establish the $500 million Regional Jobs > Interacted directly with over 2,500 and Infrastructure Fund (RJIF). regionally based businesses to support department-wide business investment > Launched the 10 public grant program and regional job creation activities. streams of the RJIF in Castlemaine on 29 June 2015. > Helped support internal trade readiness and relationships in the regions through > Collaborated with diverse regional activities including funding Australia stakeholders including rural and regional China Business Council regional community groups, industry sessions and developing a sister-state organisations and delivered Victoria’s memorandum of understanding with the partnership with the Commonwealth Jiangsu Province in China. Government’s Regional Development Australia program.
HIGHLIGHTS 2014-15 > Regional Development Victoria (RDV) worked throughout the year to facilitate new investment, business growth and job creation, infrastructure development, and coordinate delivery of Victorian Government regional development policy, planning and programs. > Helped create 2,094 jobs, generate $724 million in investment and facilitate $262 million in exports. > Facilitated 124 major regional infrastructure projects valued at $365 million, including completion of the Junction Place central Wodonga urban renewal initiative that will generate significant employment and stimulate economic development in the city and broader region. > Used RDV’s policy and program delivery expertise to develop the legislation, regulation and program design to establish the $500 million Regional Jobs and Infrastructure Fund (RJIF). > Launched the 10 public grant program streams of the RJIF in Castlemaine on 29 June 2015. > Collaborated with diverse regional stakeholders including rural and regional community groups, industry organisations and delivered Victoria’s partnership with the Commonwealth Government’s Regional Development Australia program. > Reviewed the effectiveness of the current regional strategic planning model, and provided findings and significant RDV research and data to the Review of Regional Economic Development and Services. > Facilitated Regional Management Forums led by departmental Secretaries bringing together leaders from across State and local government and key regional stakeholder groups. > Supported Rural Councils Victoria including networking for rural and regional local governments at the annual Rural Summit at Halls Gap in April 2015. > Collaborated with Regional Cities Victoria on projects including the Regional Cities Growth Framework, which sets out growth drivers for each of Victoria’s 10 regional cities. > Interacted directly with over 2,500 regionally based businesses to support department-wide business investment and regional job creation activities. > Helped support internal trade readiness and relationships in the regions through activities including funding Australia China Business Council regional sessions and developing a sister-state memorandum of understanding with the Jiangsu Province in China.