Regional Development Victoria

Dozens of regional Victoria’s tiniest towns have bounced, kicked and scored upgrades to their community sport facilities. 🏏 🚵 🏇

These projects are part of more than 100 completed through our Tiny Towns Fund that are making our smallest communities even better for visitors and locals.

Upgrades to local sporting clubs help our smallest towns stay active and keeps the heart of each community beating strong.

This includes:
⚫ Kitchen upgrades at Casterton-Sandford Football Netball Club
⚫ Fence upgrades at Kiewa Cricket Club
⚫ New ramps at the Beechworth Chain Gang mountain bike club
⚫ Facility upgrades to the Tarwin Lower Pony Club.

There are still more than 200 additional projects underway, plus grants from Round 3 of the Tiny Towns Fund set to be announced soon.

Stay up to date with the Tiny Towns Fund here: https://go.vic.gov.au/4orrDAN

We’re helping bring communities together through our Tiny Towns Fund, which has upgraded dozens of community halls across the state. ✅

Twenty-four hall upgrades are now delivered as part of more than 100 Tiny Towns Fund projects that are now complete. 🏆

From Carwarp to Laharum, to Barfold and Strzelecki, our hall upgrades are delivering renovations including flooring, roofing, decking and air conditioning to make these beloved community institutions even better for years to come.

There are more than 200 additional projects underway, plus recipients from Round 3 of the Tiny Towns Fund set to be announced soon.

Stay up to date with the Tiny Towns Fund here: https://go.vic.gov.au/4orrDAN

We’ve achieved a big milestone for our tiny towns! 🏆

From Nelson to Nowa Nowa, more than 100 projects from the Tiny Towns Fund are now complete across regional and rural Victoria. ✅

The fund supports projects that locals want in all corners of regional Victoria, including town hall upgrades, revitalised parks and reserve improvements.

These projects are already making a difference for local economies by attracting more visitors and making our smallest towns even better places to be.

And this is only the start.

More than 200 additional projects are underway, and recipients from Round 3 of the Tiny Towns Fund are set to be announced soon.

Stay up to date with the Tiny Towns Fund here: https://go.vic.gov.au/4orrDAN

We’re helping deliver homes for workers in key sectors across regional Victoria.

This includes at Irymple, where construction has started on five new houses for staff at the local Montessori Beginnings learning centre.

This follows the recent completion of 10 other houses in the north-west Victorian town, while an hour away more homes are also being built for staff at Robinvale District Health Services and Robinvale College.

From the Mallee to Gippsland, the Regional Worker Accommodation Fund is helping unlock around $370 million in housing investment for workers in key sectors.

Learn more: https://go.vic.gov.au/4lvqiZa

Our regional economies remain resilient, with unemployment rates continuing to track below the regional Victorian average. ✅

Hume, which makes up part of Victoria’s north east, has an unemployment rate of 3.5%. North West Victoria’s unemployment rate is also strong at 3.7%.

These are among the state’s top performers. 🏆

We’re continuing to back regional jobs and businesses through programs like the Regional Worker Accommodation Fund, which is supporting thousands of workers with more affordable housing closer to where they work. 🏠

Projects already making a difference include Rural Northwest Health’s modular housing development, providing accommodation for up to 12 health workers, and new single-bedroom units at Kyabram District Health Service.

Find out more about the Regional Worker Accommodation Fund: https://go.vic.gov.au/4d5puYL

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence. These prestigious awards recognise multicultural Victorians at the highest level.

Know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to Victoria’s multicultural communities? Nominate them today!

There are 13 award categories spanning arts, business, sport, youth leadership and more. Nominations close Monday 13 July 2026.

Find out more and nominate: https://go.vic.gov.au/3Ry3LQI

The Shepparton BMX Track and Cycling Precinct has pedalled a huge achievement at the Victorian Sport Awards.🏆

Congratulations to Greater Shepparton City Council for taking out the 2025 Bunnings Trade Local Government Initiative of the Year for the Shepparton multi-use events pavilion.

Upgrades at the BMX Track and Cycling Precinct were made possible by the Victorian Government’s Regional Sports Infrastructure Program, helping boost the local economy with a major upgrade to cycling in Shepparton.

The project has delivered an exceptional facility including a new multi-use events pavilion with elevated views of the BMX track. It has already hosted several national events, including the recent BMX National Championships. It will host rounds 3 and 4 of the 2028 UCI BMX Racing World Cup.

Find out more: https://go.vic.gov.au/4upSvnX

Shepparton BMX Club

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Victorian Disability Awards.

Do you know a person, group or organisation:
• makes everyday activities easier and more accessible for everyone
• stands up for the rights of people with disability
• builds more inclusive workplaces and communities
• promotes and celebrates diversity.

We want to recognise champions of disability rights and inclusion across Victoria.

Find out more or nominate at https://www.dffh.vic.gov.au/victorian-disability-awards