A community-owned food processing co-operative in the Goulburn Valley may become a reality with the Victorian Coalition Government today announcing a feasibility study on the proposal.

Leaders of Victoria's major food processors joined Premier Ted Baillieu and senior Coalition Government ministers in Melbourne today to address key challenges facing the state's multi-billion food processing industry.

Victoria's first ever Regional Victoria Living Expo will be held in Melbourne during April 2012 in a bid to entice Melburnians to move to the regions, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan announced today.

The much anticipated multi-million dollar Marysville hotel and conference centre is a step closer today following the start of an Expression of Interest (EOI) process announced by the Victorian Coalition Government.

Road access to a new $5.2 million grain storage facility at Werneth will be significantly improved following the announcement of $120,000 in funding from the Victorian Coalition Government.

A new business training program to help Victoria's not-for-profit (NFP) community sector was launched in Bendigo today at the 2011 Think Resources not-for-profit (NFP) summit.

The 2012 Bendigo Sheep Show will be one of the big winners with the Bendigo Showgrounds set to receive a major upgrade by way of a new pavilion with the Coalition Government honouring a key election commitment.

Victoria's not-for-profit (NFP) sector will continue to benefit from free or low-cost legal services with the help of more than $200,000 from the Victorian Coalition Government.

Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu announced $3 million for Bendigo's Sandhurst Community Theatre project at the Liberal Party State Council Conference in Bendigo today.

A Mildura medical group and children's clothing entrepreneur from Birchip are among the winners of the 2011 Regional Achievement and Community Awards.

Gippsland Rotary Centenary House (GRCH) will receive $50,000 from the Victorian Coalition Government to support major improvement works at the facility.

The rich diversity of Victoria's volunteers will be celebrated under a new $400,000 Victorian Coalition Government Valuing Diversity in Volunteering Program announced today by Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan.

The answer to balancing the state's future population growth lies within regional Victoria, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan said today.

Victoria's biofuels industry has received a significant boost with the announcement of $500,000 from the Victorian Coalition Government for a new bio-energy production facility near Echuca.

Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan officially opened the new 5,800 square metre Agribusiness Exhibitor Pavilion at the Elmore Field Days today.

Four million dollars over the next three years will be allocated to help improve access to transport networks and services for people living in regional and rural areas Acting Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan announced today.

The Victorian Coalition Government will undertake a full scale review of its current regional advertising policy to examine how media outlets in regional and rural communities can be better supported now and in the future.

Plans for the transformation of Mildura's riverfront precinct and the overhaul of the town's airport passenger terminal have received support from the Victorian Coalition Government with the allocation of $8 million in funding from the Regional Growth Fund.

Gippsland's diverse industries and businesses play a vital role in supporting the Victorian economy, Acting Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan said today.

Acting Premier and Minister for Regional and Rural Development Peter Ryan today invited community organisations to apply for funding under the Victorian Government's 2011 Community ICT Skills Grants program.