Support for Business

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Latrobe City Council provides a range of services to new investors and our existing 4,500 + businesses.

Latrobe City Council aims to drive economic growth by:

Facilitating sustainable economic development in Latrobe City
Diversifying the economic base
Capturing opportunities arising from a low carbon economy. Documents from Minister Ferguson’s Business Forum on 18 November 2011 are now available. Link to the documents.
Delivering growth in employment opportunities and job security for the Latrobe City community

Latrobe City Council’s existing economic development program has supported the strong economic growth enjoyed by Latrobe City in recent years.

Business News

Announcement of Brown Coal research funding

Brown Coal Innovation Australia have recently announced funding for two brown coal based research projects. Link to the media release for more information.

Latrobe Valley Jobs Fund

To learn more about the recently released Latrobe Valley Jobs Fund, please download the attached fund application guidelines.

The Fund will support new investment that creates sustainable job opportunities in the Gippsland region and promotes innovation and Research and Development capabilities within the region. Link to Latrobe Valley Industry and Infrastructure Fund.

Investors

Please see the Business Development page for a range of information about Latrobe City. For demographical information including our Community Profile and population forecasts link to our Who we are: Socio-Demographics page. For an update on the range of strategic planning projects currently occurring in Latrobe City, link to Strategic Planning Studies and Projects.