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Regional Development victoRia Annual Report 12-13 RDV ANNUAL REPORT 12-13 CONTENTS PG1 CONTENTS Highlights 2012-13 _________________________________________________2 Introduction ______________________________________________________6 Chief Executive Foreword 6 Overview _________________________________________________________8 Responsibilities 8 Profile 9 Regional Policy Advisory Committee 11 Partners and Stakeholders 12 Operation of the Regional Policy Advisory Committee 14 Delivering the Regional Development Australia Initiative 15 Working with Regional Cities Victoria 16 Working with Rural Councils Victoria 17 Implementing the Regional Growth Fund 18 Regional Growth Fund: Delivering Major Infrastructure 20 Regional Growth Fund: Energy for the Regions 28 Regional Growth Fund: Supporting Local Initiatives 29 Regional Growth Fund: Latrobe Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund 31 Regional Growth Fund: Other Key Initiatives 33 Disaster Recovery Support 34 Regional Economic Growth Project 36 Geelong Advancement Fund 37 Farmers’ Markets 37 Thinking Regional and Rural Guidelines 38 Hosting the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development 38 2013 Regional Victoria Living Expo 39 Good Move Regional Marketing Campaign 40 Future Priorities 2013-14 42 Finance ________________________________________________________ 44 RDV Grant Payments 45 Economic Infrastructure 63 Output Targets and Performance 69 Revenue and Expenses 70 Financial Performance 71 Compliance 71 Legislation 71 Front and back cover image shows the new $52.6 million Regional and Community Health Hub (REACH) at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus in Geelong. Contact Information _______________________________________________72 RDV ANNUAL REPORT 12-13 RDV ANNUAL REPORT 12-13 HIGHLIGHTS PG2 HIGHLIGHTS PG3 September 2012 December 2012 > Announced the date for the 2013 Regional > Supported the $46.9 million Victoria Living Expo at the Good Move redevelopment of central Wodonga with campaign stand at the Royal Melbourne $3 million from the Regional Growth Show. Fund. > Workforce Development in the Grampians > Supported Wodonga Rendering‘s Region research study completed by the $4.12 million Tri-Generation Plant Project Grampians RDA in conjunction with the at the Wodonga Abattoirs with $1 million HIGHLIGHTS 2012-13 University of Ballarat. from the Regional Growth Fund. > Commenced the $2 million Flood July 2012 October 2012 Recovery Community Infrastructure Fund > Launched the Latrobe Valley Industry and Employment Roadmap. > Provided $5 million towards the Flood to support flood-affected communities in Support Program to help five catchment the Hume and Gippsland regions. > Provided funding for three Flood Recovery Officers in the Hume region. management authorities with flood > Gippsland RDA undertook the Young Dairy restoration projects. > Released the Fire Recovery Housing Survey, identifying rehousing Development Leadership project that progress achieved since the 2009 bushfires. > Announced the successful developer of generated development workshops for the $28 million Vibe Hotel and Conference young farmers. August 2012 Centre in Marysville. > Completed $52.6 million REACH centre > Hosted the Case for Growing Regions seminar on 30 August 2012 with the > Announced a $2 million contribution from on Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the the Regional Growth Fund for the Cattle campus in Geelong with $7 million Grattan Institute. Underpass Program. provided by the Victorian Government. > Coordinated the OECD field trip around the G21 region for its global > Supported an $8.27 million access project comparative study of how regions are developing partnerships to enhance for the Warrnambool Eastern Industrial interactions between cities and rural areas. Precinct with $3.6 million from the Regional Growth Fund. > Provided a $300,000 grant to initiate stage one of the Regional City Growth Strategy, a partnership between Regional Development Victoria (RDV) and Regional Cities Victoria to improve planning for future city growth. November 2012 > Supported a $1.5 million water and infrastructure project for Olam > Requested expressions of interest from Orchards with $467,528 from the Regional Growth Fund. companies to deliver natural gas to priority towns using compressed natural > Supported the building of Bayer CropScience’s $14 million world-class gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) Wheat and Oilseeds Breeding Station with $1.24 million in State support. as part of the next phase of the $100 million Energy for the Regions program. > Supported the Northern Mallee Leadership Program with $400,000 from the Regional Community Leadership Program. > Officially opened the $5.57 million Ballarat Airport upgrade, a project > Approved funding for two Flood Recovery Officers for East Gippsland and supported by $3.43 million in State Wellington Shire Councils. Government funding. RDV ANNUAL REPORT 12-13 RDV ANNUAL REPORT 12-13 HIGHLIGHTS PG4 HIGHLIGHTS PG5 January 2013 March 2013 > Shortlisted leading energy companies > Launched the $11 million Geelong with the technical and financial capability Advancement Fund to drive jobs growth, to tender for the development and increase skills and innovation, and deliver operation of a delivered natural gas economic and community infrastructure capacity for regional Victoria utilising in Geelong. CNG or LNG alternative delivery solutions. April 2013 February 2013 > Held the 2013 Regional Victoria Living Expo at the Melbourne Convention and > Held a public event at Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 19 to 21 April Museum to commemorate the fourth which attracted almost 9,500 visitors – a anniversary of Black Saturday. 15 per cent increase on the inaugural event in 2012. > Released the Bushfire Recovery Four Year Update report. > Announced Avoca’s connection to natural May 2013 gas as part of the Energy for the Regions > Helped the local council, business and community in Bendigo benefit > Supported Mars Australia’s $6.2 million program. utilities efficiency investment project with from the new $650 million Bendigo Hospital by providing $350,000 to $1.5 million from the Regional Growth > Launched the Regional Policy Advisory ensure local jobs, investment and business growth opportunities. Fund to help deliver significant water Committee’s Thinking Regional and > Supported Rural Councils Victoria’s Rural Summit held from 2-3 May and energy efficiencies at its Ballarat Rural Guidelines across the Victorian in Lakes Entrance. manufacturing facility. Government. > Announced natural gas connection for Bannockburn as part of the > Published Reinventing the Regions report > Led the development of the Framework Energy for the Regions program. in collaboration with the Committee for for Regional Economic Development, Economic Development of Australia. a key element of the work program of > Construction began on Marysville’s $28 million Vibe Hotel and the Council of Australian Governments’ Conference Centre. > Held the Regional Policy Advisory Standing Council on Regional Australia. Committee’s (RPAC) Regional Leaders > Supported Golden Plains Shire Council’s Infrastructure to Expand Workshop to identify long-term Intensive Agriculture for Food Security and Economic Development investment priorities for regional Victoria. project, with $2.94 million from the Regional Growth Fund. > Approved the thousandth project funded under the Regional Growth Fund. June 2013 > Announced natural gas connection for Winchelsea and Wandong- Heathcote Junction as part of the Energy for the Regions program. RDV ANNUAL REPORT 12-13 RDV ANNUAL REPORT 12-13 INTRODUCTION PG6 INTRODUCTION PG7 CHIEF ExecutivE forEwOrd The RDV team continued to help the In April 2013, we encouraged more Now in our tenth year, Regional Development recovery of fire and flood-affected regional Melburnians to enjoy life in the country by communities by offering targeted support making the 2013 Regional Victoria Living Victoria’s operations in 2012-13 confirmed the to re-establish important community Expo even bigger and better than last year. agency’s capability as a pivotal access point into infrastructure and flood recovery officers. The 2013 Expo attracted almost 9,500 visitors We invested to ensure the conference and which represents a 15 per cent increase on government for regional and rural Victorians. convention business once again supports the inaugural event in 2012. The 2013 Expo the Marysville economy through important was supported by the Victorian Government’s We delivered more than $200 million in regional infrastructure commitments and new facilities like the Marysville Hotel and successful Good Move marketing campaign approved more than 1,000 regional projects under the Victorian Government’s $1 billion Conference Centre. that emphasises the benefits of ‘making the Regional Growth Fund, making up $325 million invested into projects worth $1.3 billion move’ to regional Victoria. in only two years. RDV’s place-based interventions continued to provide ongoing benefits for regional and RDV is proud to have delivered sustained Regional and rural Victoria plays a key role in Victoria’s future prosperity and growth. Our rural Victorians. For example, RDV provided developmental support to Victoria’s regions regions account for about a quarter of the state’s economic output and employment and essential development assistance through throughout 2012-13. I am proud to lead such its population is projected to grow by an