Regional Victoria is an attractive option as your business location
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Regional Victoria is home to 30 per cent of the State's population or 1.37 million people.
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Major regional centres are strategically located on major highways with road and rail access to the city, airport and ports. Most are within 2.5 hours drive from Melbourne's central business district.
Regional centres offer well developed infrastructure, reliable low cost telecommunications, easy access to raw materials, a high quality local workforce and a superb rural lifestyle.
Regional Victoria is a competitive location for operations including food processing, component manufacturing, data processing and information technology. Victoria's agricultural strengths include wheat and other cereal crops, dairy and beef cattle, wool, vegetables, citrus fruit and grapes.
Significant mining activities are undertaken across the State, including oil and gas production, brown coal and gold mining. Many international companies in these sectors have chosen to locate in major regional centres.
Regional Victoria enjoys a pleasant Mediterranean climate conducive to outdoor activities. Recreational activities include outstanding golf courses, gold heritage areas and superb natural environments that are ideal for horse riding and bushwalking. Regional towns all feature tennis courts, swimming pools, parks, galleries as well as feature activities in each region. Good quality housing is available at low cost. Investors will enjoy the welcoming and helpful nature of people in regional Victoria.
The largest town outside Melbourne is Geelong, which is central to Victoria's car manufacturing and wool industries. Geelong is the gateway to Victoria's surf coast and the picturesque Great Ocean Road.
At Mildura, in the state's northern-most tip, citrus, fruits and grapes are the predominant crops. Victoria is also a major vegetable-producing state and its biggest exporters include the dairy industry co-operatives, Bonlac and Murray Goulburn.
Albury-Wodonga is a manufacturing centre and the wine producing areas such as Rutherglen and Milawa are close by.
Ballarat, 110 kilometres from Melbourne, was a major gold mining centre in the 1900s. The wealth of this region is evident in the magnificent architecture in the town's centre. Manufacturing and food industries are prevalent in this area. Sovereign Hill, a theme park portraying the gold rush era, is a prime tourist attraction.
Bendigo, 160 kilometres from Melbourne, is home to a range of diverse manufacturing industries including food, clothing & textiles.
La Trobe Valley, 150 kilometres from Melbourne, has large resources of brown coal and is the source for most of Victoria's electricity. Other major industries include timber processing and paper manufacturing. The La Trobe Valley is also the entrance to Victoria's beautiful lakes district.
Shepparton is the centre of the Goulburn Valley irrigation area where a lot of Victoria's food is produced. Food processing and dairy industries are the predominant activities in this region.
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