With its rich farming heritage and natural beauty the Wimmera Southern Mallee is a region driven by community.

Opportunities in renewable energy, tourism, logistics and agriculture are expanding, along with those in supporting services. Employers are looking for more workers in sectors from banking, finance, legal, retail, through to machinery sales and servicing, health care, education, agronomics, and grains research and development.

At the same time, the Victorian Government is ensuring Wimmera Southern Mallee communities continue to be ideal places to live, work and invest by delivering a range of improvements to public transport, country roads, tourism infrastructure and health facilities, and through initiatives such as Free TAFE for priority courses.

The Victorian Budget 2022/23 provides $5.7 billion for regional initiatives, taking the Government’s total investment in regional Victoria to more than $36 billion since 2015.

Families in Hindmarsh, North Grampians and Yarriambiack will be among the first to benefit from the roll out of universal three-year-old kinder, while locals will also benefit from the upgrade of Lord Nelson Park in St Arnaud and improved facilities at Longrenong college, outside of Horsham.

Learn more about why the shires, towns and cities of the Wimmera are great places to live, work and invest below.