We’re updating Victoria’s 30-year infrastructure strategy and regional Victoria is a key focus of our work. Over the past year, we’ve developed profiles for each of Victoria’s regions aimed at understanding their specific needs and strengths and will make recommendations in the strategy to address these.
The next stage in our work is to identify infrastructure initiatives that build on the comparative strengths of Victoria’s regions and address disadvantage.
Submissions process
We are now calling for submissions from interested stakeholders with experience and expertise in regional planning and service provision. Stakeholders are invited to make submissions on addressing regional disadvantage or comparative advantage, or both.
Submissions should indicate which region or regions they relate to and, where possible, submitters should provide business plans, service plans, program evaluations or other evidence to support their submission.
Before making a submission, we recommend you read the background materials on both comparative advantage and addressing regional disadvantage below.
Submissions close Friday 7 February 2020.
Download the submissions template.
To get in touch with the team, please email enquiries@infrastructurevictoria.com.au.
Comparative advantage
Many of Victoria’s regions have significant economic strengths across a range of industries and we want to build on these strengths through good infrastructure investments. We have developed profiles of the comparative advantages between nine of our regions and developed an assessment framework to help prioritise investments.
Regional industry profiles
| Barwon | Central Highlands | Gippsland |
| Goulburn | Great South Coast | Loddon Campaspe |
| Mallee | Ovens Murray | Wimmera Southern Mallee |
Assessment framework
Regional Infrastructure Assessment Framework Report
Addressing regional disadvantage
Parts of Victoria are experiencing clear and persistent disadvantage, and structural economic and demographic changes are exacerbating these challenges. We want to identify infrastructure that can improve access to services, increase social inclusion or improve economic outcomes to reduce disadvantage. We have developed fact sheets of regional disadvantage across our nine regional areas, and developed an assessment framework to help prioritise investments. For further context, you should also read our research paper outlining the role of infrastructure in addressing disadvantage.
Background paper
The role of Infrastructure in Addressing Regional Disadvantage
Regional disadvantage fact sheets
| Barwon | Central Highlands | Gippsland |
| Goulburn | Great South Coast | Loddon Campaspe |
| Mallee | Ovens Murray | Wimmera Southern Mallee |
Assessment framework
Addressing Regional Disadvantage – Infrastructure Assessment Framework Report
