Regional Development Victoria
At the recent National Urban Design Forum, RDV Regional Manager Mr John Joyce outlined a planning process that is seeking to identify issues and opportunities of significance across the region. Once these have been identified through a process of regional engagement, the key social and economic infrastructure needs will be further analysed to provide Government with a business case for investment into Hume region. This processed is linked to a state-wide strategy that will serve to highlight to the Government the key investment needs and incentives across regional Victoria.
Urban design, as part of liveability, has already been identified by many communities as a significant factor in future sustainability of jobs and communities. NUDF08 was a wonderful opportunity to feed this information back to the practitioners, as well as discuss other issues.
Regional Development Victoria (RDV) is the Victorian Government’s lead agency in developing rural and regional Victoria. It is responsible for promoting regional development, and it provides strategic advice to the Minister for Regional and Rural Development about the state of rural and regional Victoria in relation to economic, social and environmental issues.
RDV’s focus is on regional planning, investment attraction, job creation, exports, creating stronger economies, communities and infrastructure to create a strong and growing provincial Victoria. It has programs to: promote business and industry development; work with local government and communities; help new businesses establish themselves; and pave the way for existing industries to grow and diversify.
In November 2005, RDV led the coordination and development of the $502 million five-year action plan for growth in provincial Victoria, Moving Forward: Making Provincial Victoria the Best Place to Live, Work and Invest.
In June 2008, the Government marked the half-way point of Moving Forward with a $68 million package of new and refocused initiatives and programs under Moving Forward: Update – The Next Two Years 2008 to 2010.
Also in this edition:
- NUDF08 puts rural issues on national agenda
- Bendigo wins Australia Award for Urban Design
- NUDF08 Day 1
- StanHOPE
- Bendigo Bank supports communities
- NUDF08 Day 2
- Getting it all together in country towns
- Changes in climate and water - impacts on small towns
- Growth in small and medium Victorian towns
- Living in a small town
- Small towns – how small is small?
- Conferences