The beloved 1930s picture theatre has reopened with a new backstage so it can play host to so much more than movies.
Regional Development Victoria
Regional Development Victoria is the lead agency helping regional and rural Victoria to thrive. Our work includes supporting regional businesses and communities to grow jobs, enriching the social fabric of our regional towns and cities and helping manage life-changing events such as bushfires and floods.
Exterior photograph of Clunes Town Hall, a two story cream building with arches windows and a clock at the top
Clunes in the good books
Located halfway between Ballarat and Maryborough, Clunes’ Town Hall is continuing to make a positive impact on the town’s community spirit.
Exterior photograph of Warrenbayne Hall, a cream coloured building on a sunny day
Local hall lifts community spirit
With just over 150 residents, Warrenbayne’s tight-knit community is brought together through the revamp of its community hall.
Truck driving through a mine
Building a lab to shine a light on dark matter
Adapt and overcome was the motto of the team from HTROON constructions, which last month handed over the keys to the Stawell Underground Physics Lab.
Interior photograph of band performing on stage under red lights with an audience sitting at dining tables watching
Lauriston Hall better than ever
The Lauriston Hall has been serving the local community for almost 100 years with recent upgrades providing more ways to connect.
Exterior photograph of the Garvoc Community on a sunny day
Garvoc pays tribute to CFA volunteer who campaigned for new community hall
A Victorian community pays tribute to former CFA volunteer who campaigned for a new community hub following the 2018 St Patrick Day bushfires.
View from high up, looking down over the Bundy Hall and land surrounding as the sun rises on the horizon
Community hall instrumental to live music in Gippsland
What started as a small hall in the middle of a cow paddock is now turning Victoria’s country live music scene on its head.
View of West Gippsland looking across green and yellow hills and trees, the sky filled with clouds
Breaking the seven-year itch
Making the move to regional Victoria and leaving behind your friends and family can be filled with uncertainty, but also great satisfaction.
Neil with his FC Holden purchased in 1998, nearly identical to his first Holden purchased in 1965.
Holden’s history and legacy lives on in Gippsland
The story behind the Trafalgar Holden Museum in central Gippsland started off with one man and his shed of Holden heritage motor cars.
Euroa Community Cinema post refurbishments
A small-town cinema making a big difference
A cinema in the rural town of Euroa in the state’s north-east is a beloved venue that unites the community and brings people together.
Various tubs of flavoured ice cream with hand scooping out one flavour.
Visit Timboon’s gourmet food attractions
Timboon is coming alive as a key Victorian tourism destination with local businesses driving the town’s rejuvenation.
Artist rendering of the exterior of the GovHub including facade artwork: Giramal (shield) Buri-Gutang Djaa (journey) by Natasha Carter
One building, four storeys, many stories: when Traditional Owners and architects design together
A collaboration led by Traditional Owners working with architects and designers will embed symbolic design features into Bendigo’s new GovHub.
Troy Lovett painting a mural on an old water tower
Leading communities to a better future
Local leaders are helping Victoria’s regional communities thrive with new projects and ideas.
Uncle Frank Laxton conducting the smoking with Aunty Leah Keegan alongside Aboriginal artist and BADAC community member Thomas Marks
Home is where the community is
The Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative is establishing an Elders' Living Village with the support of the Victorian Government.
Tarantula Nebula by Astronomical Society of Victoria
The sky’s no limit
The Astronomical Society of Victoria’s all-abilities telescope is making the cosmos more accessible.
Strengthening care for children
A pioneer program in the Wimmera Southern Mallee sets the benchmark for the future of regional healthcare in Victoria.
Latrobe Community Health Service’s dental prosthetics laboratory in Churchill
Coming up smiles in the Latrobe Valley
A dental prosthetics lab in the Latrobe Valley is helping students start their careers as dental technicians, providing vital services to locals.
Paul Kelly performing at Rural Recharge in East Gippsland
East Gippsland comes together after two long years
VIDEO: After a few tough years, East Gippsland finally comes together over two big nights featuring Australian legend, Paul Kelly.
