RDV ANNUAL REPORT 13-14 CONTENTS PG1 CONTENTS Highlights 2013-14 _________________________________________________3 Chief Executive Foreword ___________________________________________8 Overview ________________________________________________________10 Responsibilities 10 Profile 11 Partners and Stakeholders _________________________________________13 Regional Policy Advisory Committee 13 Regional Development Australia Initiative 15 Working with Regional Cities Victoria 16 Working with Rural Councils Victoria 17 Regional Growth Fund _____________________________________________18 Implementing the Regional Growth Fund 18 Delivering Major Infrastructure 20 Energy for the Regions 28 Supporting Local Initiatives 29 Developing Stronger Regions 34 Regional Growth Fund: Other Key Initiatives 35 Place-Based Solutions_____________________________________________ 36 Geelong Advancement Fund 36 Latrobe Valley Industry and Employment Roadmap 38 Goulburn Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund 40 Emergency Management and Regional Recovery _______________________41 2014 Bushfires Economic Recovery 41 Flood Recovery Support 42 1. 3. Fire Recovery Unit 42 5. Marysville Hotel and Conference Centre 43 2. 6. 8. 4. 7. Front and back cover images show: 1. Waste to Energy Biomass Boiler Project 2. Mars Ballarat 3. 2014 Regional Victoria Living Expo 4. Fire recovery - Marysville 5. Port of Echuca Revitalisation Project 6. Flavorite Hydroponic Tomatoes - Warragul 7. Good Move advertisement - Warracknabeal 8. Burra Foods - launch of infant formula RDV ANNUAL REPORT 13-14 RDV ANNUAL REPORT 13-14 CONTENTS PG2 HIGHLIGHTS PG3 HIGHLIGHTS>2013-14 Integrated Delivery and Business Engagement ________________________ 44 July 2013 September 2013 Barwon South West 45 >> Commenced the $45 million Geelong >> Released an $85 million Request for Gippsland 46 Library and Heritage Centre project, Tender to connect natural gas to priority supported by $15 million from the towns and Murray River communities Grampians 48 Regional Growth Fund. as part of the Energy for the Regions Hume 49 Program. >> Supported the $3.5 million expansion Loddon Mallee 51 of Rubicon Water with $750,000 from >> Supported the $2.8 million expansion Developing Regional Policy ________________________________________ 53 the Industries for Today and Tomorrow of Longwarry Food Park with $500,000 Information Portal for Regional Development 53 program, creating more than 100 jobs in from the Latrobe Valley Industry and the Goulburn Valley. Infrastructure Fund, increasing the Thinking Regional and Rural 54 company’s production of UHT dairy > Promoting Regional and Rural Victoria________________________________ 55 > Completed the $6.4 million Mildura products for the export market and Airport Terminal Redevelopment project creating up to 15 new jobs. 2013 Royal Melbourne Show 55 with $5.2 million from the Regional 2014 Regional Victoria Living Expo 56 Growth Fund. >> Announced funding of $1.5 million from the Regional Growth Fund to support Good Move Regional Marketing Campaign 57 August 2013 Murray Goulburn Cooperative’s Future Priorities 2014-15 __________________________________________ 58 $22 million Leongatha Site Upgrade > Supported the $277 million, 394-bed Finance _________________________________________________________59 > and Energy Infrastructure Project. The Epworth Geelong Private Hospital project project will increase the company’s RDV Grant Payments 60 with a Regional Growth Fund grant of production capacity by an estimated Economic Infrastructure 80 $2.85 million, creating 900 construction 100 million megalitres per year. jobs and 780 ongoing positions once Output Targets and Performance 85 completed. >> Announced funding of $243,000 from Revenue and Expenses 86 the Regional Growth Fund to support >> Announced $1.3 million from the the Stage 3 development of the Vietnam Financial Performance 87 Regional Growth Fund to support the Veterans’ Commemorative Walk in Compliance 87 $2.6 million Queenscliff Searoad Ferries Seymour. Infrastructure Upgrade. Legislation 87 >> Committed $250,000 from the Regional Contact Information ______________________________________________ 88 >> Launch of the Regional Cities Victoria Growth Fund to support a $6 million Growth Framework, a partnership investment by Fonterra Australia at its between Regional Development Victoria cheese manufacturing plant in Stanhope. and Regional Cities Victoria, which received $300,000 from the Victorian >> Supported Burra Foods’ new infant Government. formula production plant at Korumburra with $1.5 million through the Regional >> Officially opened the Flavorite Water Growth Fund. The project is expected Efficiency project at the hydroponic to create 26 new jobs and increase the tomato farm in Warragul, which received company’s export of infant formula and $460,000 from the Regional Growth Fund. milk powder dairy products by more than $70 million per year. >> Provided a grant of $243,000 from the Regional Growth Fund to support the $486,000 Port of Portland Cruise Vessel Terminal Infrastructure Project. >> Held the first meeting of the Goulburn Valley Industry and Employment Taskforce. RDV ANNUAL REPORT 13-14 RDV ANNUAL REPORT 13-14 HIGHLIGHTS PG4 HIGHLIGHTS PG5 October 2013 November 2013 December 2013 February 2014 >> Supported the $2.2 million expansion of >> Launched the Wangaratta Ovens >> Supported the $2.9 million redevelopment >> Held a remembrance event hosted by Drouin Timber and Truss with $700,000 Riverside Project supported by $715,000 of Queenscliff’s Fisherman’s Wharf the Premier at Melbourne Museum to from the Latrobe Valley Industry and from the Regional Growth Fund. Precinct with $1 million provided by commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Infrastructure Fund. Twenty-two new the Victorian Government. The precinct 2009 Victorian bushfires. jobs will be created as a result of the >> Announced funding of $3 million from the development, which involves the project. Geelong Advancement Fund to support construction of a live stingray attraction, >> Released the Bushfire Recovery Five Year the $65 million redevelopment of the will create 16 new jobs. Report. >> Opened the $2.1 million Lion Morwell former St Mary’s School site. External Power Upgrade Project, which >> Commenced the $2 million >> Supported Pactum Dairy Group’s received $490,000 from the Latrobe >> Supported Flavourwave’s $12 million redevelopment of the Marysville $38 million investment in a new UHT milk Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund. investment in a hydroponic tomato Community Golf and Bowls Club with processing facility at Shepparton, with growing facility at Katunga, with $1.45 million provided by the Victorian $950,000 from the Regional Growth Fund. >> Announced $600,000 from the Regional $500,000 provided through the Industries Government. Growth Fund to support Stage Two of the for Today and Tomorrow program. The >> Officially opened the Bayer Wheat and Gippsland Plains Rail Trail. project is expected to create 90 new jobs. >> Supported the $4.2 million road Oilseed Breeding Centre at Longerenong infrastructure project for Wodonga’s College, a project supported by >> Officially opened the $1.5 million Alpine >> Completed the redevelopment of the central business district with $2.1 million $1.24 million from the Regional Growth Trout Farm in Noojee, which received Ballarat Mechanics Institute, which from the Regional Growth Fund. Fund. The completed facility will be one of $730,000 from the Latrobe Valley received $2 million from the Victorian seven such centres around the world and Industry and Infrastructure Fund. Government. >> Opened the Port of Echuca Discovery will employ 18 people. Centre, part of the $15 million >> Officially opened the King Valley >> Supported the development of Karingal’s revitalisation of the Port of Echuca jointly >> Announced $300,000 from the Community Complex, which received Kommercial Factory in North Geelong funded by Regional Development Victoria, Regional Growth Fund to support the $500,000 through the Local Government with $650,000 from the Geelong the Commonwealth Government and redevelopment of the Euroa Recreational Infrastructure Program. Advancement Fund. The project will Campaspe Shire Council. Vehicle Stop. support the retention of 63 jobs and >> Announced a $570,000 contribution from 60 new positions, many for people with >> Commenced the $19 million January 2014 the Regional Growth Fund to support a disability. redevelopment of the Horsham Town Hall, the $6 million Labertouche Water with $5 million provided by the Victorian >> Announced the successful tenderer to Main Replacement project, removing a Government. deliver the Nowingi Place amenities major barrier to growth for Jindivick’s element of the $18.3 million Stage One Jindi Cheese. The project will allow >> Supported Safetech Industries’ $560,000 Mildura Riverfront Parklands Project. the company to undertake extensive investment in a new joint venture in Gippsland with $150,000 from the Latrobe expansion plans and triple its production >> Supported the $7.5 million redevelopment Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund. by 2016. of the historic Mount Buffalo Chalet with The project will secure 43 jobs and create $3.27 million provided from the Regional >> Supported a series of regional forums 20 new positions at the company. Growth Fund. in conjunction with the Barwon South West Regional Development Australia >> Announced Koo Wee Rup’s connection to Committee and the Australia China natural gas as part of the Energy for