The GV Link Project has received $8.5 million in funding to complement council’s $14.4 million investment to help get the project started.
The project will help deliver critical enabling works, including road connections into the new freight precinct located at 250 Toolamba Rd, Mooroopna and the construction of a new roundabout and upgrades to Simson Rd, Mooroopna to enable large high-productivity freight vehicles to access the facility.
City of Greater Shepparton Mayor Shane Sali said the development of industrial land at GV Link had been a long-held strategic goal of council.
“The GV Link project has been over a decade in the making and is the result of persistence in making this ambitious project a reality,” he said.
“Bringing this project to fruition is the result of many meetings, partnerships and active lobbying. It will be a game changer for the region, encouraging large-scale commercial investment while boosting jobs in the region over the next two decades.”
Cr Sali said the investment recognised the Goulburn Valley was a national powerhouse for agriculture and industry, especially food manufacturing.
“GV Link will create hundreds of construction and ongoing jobs, and millions of dollars in economic benefit for the region through employment and economic output,” he said.
“We thank the Victorian Government for its ongoing support of the council and GV Link and the Australian Government for its support of this critically important economic project.”
Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Minister Catherine King said the government was proud to partner with council on this critical project.
“The Goulburn Valley is a powerhouse of agriculture and innovation, and this freight and logistics precinct will capitalise on its location and its connection to national and interstate transport links,” she said.
“I’d like to thank Greater Shepparton for their advocacy on this critical project.”
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