This year’s State Budget has allocated $10 million towards the Morwell Food Manufacturing Precinct to include construction upgrades, including connection to power, water and sewage as well as works to improve access for heavy vehicles and manufacturing equipment.

Growing investment, advocating for key infrastructure projects, promoting the region’s liveability and opportunities while continuing to grow Gippsland’s leadership are all strategic priorities set out in the Committee for Gippsland’s 2021-2024 Strategic Plan.

Dean Sutton, a Health, Safety, & Environment Roadmap Manager with Parks Victoria, said the program changed his life. “The AGL Diversity Scholarship gave me access to an opportunity I wouldn’t have been able to afford on my own. Every day I am grateful for that and try to pay it forward every opportunity I get.