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Business and Community Development

Contact for:

  • Industry

  • Business

  • Industrial Land

  • Community Development

Graeme Harris ( Pickles )

Manager Business and Community Development

Buloke Shire Council

James Goldsmith ( Gonga )

Project Officer

Buloke Shire Council

Ph: 5497 1300 Fax: 5497 1419

  Mob: 0419 547 897 Email: ecodev@buloke.vic.gov.au

Responsible for Business and Community Development in the Buloke Shire Council

area and has knowledge of:

  • State & Federal Government grants.

  • Industrial land & industrial Estates.

  • Industry zoning.

  • Water Bores for fresh and saline ground water including production of sea weed, salt water fish and fodder from saline ground water.

  • Buloke Shire Council incentives for new business and industry.

  • Housing and residential land.

  • Group Self Build Project (no deposit housing - assisting people in rental housing to build and own their own home.

  • Intensive Agricultural Industries - Turkeys, Poultry, Pigs, Squab, Quail, Sheep, Emu and meat processing.

  • Feed lots for sheep and cattle.

  • Sunrise Industries Biodiesel, Olives Farm Forestry, Mineral Sands, Fish Farming and alternative crops.

  • Contacts for Buloke Shire Councils Economic Development Strategy.

  • Contact point for Sister Council, Hobson Bay City Council.

  • Working with community service clubs and community forums to develop community projects.

  • Off road racing events

  • Sea Lake Mallee Rally

  • Victorian Off Road Racing - Donald 650.

  • Buloke Shire Council 3 year rate holiday for new houses and new commercial premises.

  • Tourism and tourism development including Great Murray Outback Tourist Route and brochures.

  • Recreational Lakes - Green Lake (Sea Lake), Tchum Lake (Birchip), Watchem Lake, Lake Wooroonook (Charlton).

  • Work with regional development organisations.

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