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Boost for tourism across regional Victoria



The State Government is backing Victoria’s regions through new projects to help boost the visitor economy.

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos today announced the successful recipients of the Regional Tourism Investment Fund 2024.

“Victoria has always been a great place to visit and explore – these grants will make regional Victoria even more enticing, which is great for local jobs and the economy,” Mr Dimopoulos said.

The grants of between $100,000 and $5 million will support new and innovative tourism infrastructure projects designed to attract more visitors to Victoria’s regions.

There will also be five new mountain bike trails built at Mt Buller, Alpine Resorts Victoria will deliver nearly 10km of new single-track mountain bike trails that will improve connectivity through the Mt Buller and Mt Stirling trail network.

The Regional Tourism Investment Fund 2024 is part of the $170 million Regional Tourism and Events Fund to create more jobs, support our important tourism businesses and attract more visitors to experience all that is on offer across regional Victoria.

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