At the November Ordinary Council Meeting the documents - Creating the New Face of Regional Australia and Creating the New Face of Regional Victoria for Federal and State governments respectively – were supported by the Council.
Both documents focus on a range of important projects including the Bypass, Maude Street Mall redevelopment, passenger rail improvements and support for health and education projects.
A delegation, including the Mayor and CEO, travelled to Canberra on Wednesday 23 October and presented Creating the New Face of Regional Australia to the Prime Minister and various politicians which was well received.
Council will organise more meetings with relevant Ministers and Shadow Ministers to advocate for infrastructure and policy needs on behalf of the municipality.
The priorities which form the basis of the documents include:
Federal
- Bypassing Shepparton – Stage 1 of the Goulburn Valley Highway Shepparton Bypass, Ford and Wanganui Road and Connector Road to the Shepparton Alternative Route
- Stage 1 of the Shepparton Sports and Events Centre
- Maude Street Mall Redevelopment
- Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence
- Clinical Health School in the Goulburn Valley
State
- Greater Shepparton Secondary College
- Passenger Rail
- Bypassing Shepparton – Stage 1 of the Goulburn Valley Highway Shepparton Bypass, Ford and Wanganui Road and Connector Road to the Shepparton Alternative Route
- Building a Better Shepparton road initiative – intersection upgrades and new link roads to cut down on travel time, make roads safer and ease congestion
- Clinical Health School in the Goulburn Valley
- La Trobe University
- Goulburn Valley Health Redevelopment Stage 2
- Stage 1 of the Shepparton Sports and Events Centre
- Museum of Vehicular Evolution
- Maude Street Mall Redevelopment
Both documents also outline a number of policy areas where intervention is required including water, the environment, truth telling, leaving no one behind, Federal and State Cooperation, education and workforce attraction.
