The Latrobe City Council has established an Aerospace Precinct at its Latrobe Regional Airport, which is located 150 km east of Melbourne in the heart of Gippsland.
The “Latrobe City Aerospace Precinct” builds on manufacturing capability already at the airport with , the manufacturer of the only Australian built commercial aircraft.
Competitive advantages:
- A Regional Airport with established high quality airport infrastructure.
- Large scale, appropriately zoned, fully serviced land.
- Site is shovel ready with all zoning in place and efficient development approval process.
- Close access to the Princes Highway (M1); 40 mins by air to Melbourne, 150kms east of Melbourne, 45 mins by road to the RAAF Base at East Sale.
- Dedicated Council backing to support the growth of the Airport.
- Co-locate and collaborate with a successful aviation manufacturing business and access a workforce with strong aviation and manufacturing skills.
- Potential for competitive lease arrangements for potential investors, reducing capital expenditure for start-up.
- Investment opportunity: Airfield Road, Morwell
- The Latrobe City Council has established an Aerospace Precinct at its Latrobe Regional Airport, which is located 150km east of Melbourne in the heart of Gippsland.
The “Latrobe City Aerospace Precinct” builds on manufacturing capability already at the airport with Gipps Aero the manufacturer of the only Australian built commercial aircraft.
How to get involved
Get in contact with us to find out more about the opportunities currently available within the precinct and the significant government incentives on offer to establish or grow your business in Latrobe City.
For more information phone Economic Development Department 1300 367 700, or email EcoDev@latrobe.vic.gov.au.
You can also view the Latrobe City Aerospace Precinct(PDF, 610KB) section of the Investment Prospectus.