SUPPORTING RURAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES RDV encourages stronger and more sustainable regional communities by building their capacity to drive development and make the most of local investment. The following are examples of the range of projects and initiatives delivered throughout rural and regional Victoria. In 2014-15, RDV delivered the last year of Regional Growth Fund projects. Examples of these projects follow. WONTHAGGI THEATRE GROUP COWES ACTIVITY CENTRE PLAN BUILDING FOYER The $200,000 Cowes Activity Centre Plan This $293,500 project is currently underway project delivered by Bass Coast Shire to construct and fit out an all-purpose foyer Council included identifying township attached to the existing Wonthaggi investment priorities related to economic Theatrical Group building at the State Coal development, infrastructure needs, Mine Historic Reserve in Wonthaggi. The township revitalisation, traffic and road project involves building a new public infrastructure constraints, tourism strategies meeting space, new toilets and a new and the extension of local business cycles. kitchen with servery and bar, plus a RDV contributed $150,000 to the project, significant power supply upgrade. The which was well received by the Cowes local Victorian Government contributed $195,686 community. to the project, which is due for completion in 2016.
SUPPORTING RURAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES RDV encourages stronger and more sustainable regional communities by building their capacity to drive development and make the most of local investment. The following are examples of the range of projects and initiatives delivered throughout rural and regional Victoria. In 2014-15, RDV delivered the last year of Regional Growth Fund projects. Examples of these projects follow. COWES ACTIVITY CENTRE PLAN The $200,000 Cowes Activity Centre Plan project delivered by Bass Coast Shire Council included identifying township investment priorities related to economic development, infrastructure needs, township revitalisation, traffic and road infrastructure constraints, tourism strategies and the extension of local business cycles. RDV contributed $150,000 to the project, which was well received by the Cowes local community. WONTHAGGI THEATRE GROUP BUILDING FOYER This $293,500 project is currently underway to construct and fit out an all-purpose foyer attached to the existing Wonthaggi Theatrical Group building at the State Coal Mine Historic Reserve in Wonthaggi. The project involves building a new public meeting space, new toilets and a new kitchen with servery and bar, plus a significant power supply upgrade. The Victorian Government contributed $195,686 to the project, which is due for completion in 2016.
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