There’s no question that digital technology and infrastructure are fundamental to the economic and social growth of regional Victoria. Digital connectivity creates opportunities and decreases barriers.
One of the biggest challenges faced by rural and regional Victoria is having access to comprehensive information to identify and resolve their most significant digital gaps.
As part of the Connecting Victoria initiatives, the Victorian Government has invested in a suite of digital plans which aim to bring together the most comprehensive information on digital infrastructure and services across Victoria’s nine regions:
Led and developed by the government’s Regional Partnerships initiative, each regional digital plan has been developed by combining mapping and analysis of digital skills and infrastructure information with data on local business, primary production, transport and tourism to develop a digital supply and demand profile for each region.
Each digital plan aims to provide an evidence base that can be used to understand both existing and future digital requirements as well as a platform to advocate to industry and local, state and Australian Governments to improve their region’s digital connectivity.
Find your region below to learn more about the digital challenges and opportunities facing your part of the state.
Regional Partnership regions
Barwon
Barwon Digital Plan (PDF 2748.18 KB)
Barwon Digital Plan - Supporting information (PDF 6396.56 KB)
Barwon Digital Plan - Supporting information (DOCX 26231.38 KB)
Central Highlands
Central Highlands Digital Plan - summary (PDF 1241.66 KB)
Central Highlands Digital Plan - summary (PPTX 9070.07 KB)
Central Highlands Digital Plan (PDF 3425.39 KB)
Central Highlands Regional Digital Plan (DOCX 35947.46 KB)
Gippsland
Gippsland Regional Digital Plan (PDF 1518.03 KB)
Gippsland Digital Plan - supporting information (PDF 7340.54 KB)
Gippsland Digital Plan - supporting information (DOCX 29797.09 KB)
Goulburn
Goulburn Digital Plan (PDF 6142.48 KB)
Goulburn Digital Plan - supporting evidence report (PDF 8792.52 KB)
Goulburn Digital Plan - supporting evidence report (DOCX 38287.99 KB)
Great South Coast
Great South Coast Digital Plan - summary brochure (PDF 1575.41 KB)
Great South Coast Digital Plan - summary brochure (PPTX 15885.86 KB)
Great South Coast Digital Plan (PDF 7677.27 KB)
Great South Coast Digital Plan (DOCX 35245.76 KB)
Loddon Campaspe
Loddon Campaspe Digital Plan - summary brochure (PDF 1065.27 KB)
Loddon Campaspe Digital Plan - summary brochure (PPTX 17087.46 KB)
Loddon Campaspe Digital Plan (PDF 7246.27 KB)
Loddon Campaspe Digital Plan (DOCX 32525.84 KB)
Mallee
Mallee Digital Plan - summary brochure (PDF 603.08 KB)
Mallee Digital Plan - summary brochure (PPTX 10205.39 KB)
Mallee Digital Plan (PDF 6093.15 KB)
Mallee Digital Plan (DOCX 23434.03 KB)
Ovens Murray
Ovens Murray Digital Plan, Part 1 - Regional context and priorities (PDF 917.25 KB)
Ovens Murray Digital Plan, Part 1 - Regional context and priorities (PPTX 16509.64 KB)
Ovens Murray Digital Plan, Part 2 - Data collection findings and analysis (PDF 10079.97 KB)
Ovens Murray Digital Plan, Part 2 - Data collection findings and analysis (DOCX 31473.74 KB)
Wimmera Southern Mallee
Wimmera Southern Mallee Digital Plan - Summary Brochure (PDF 1683.85 KB)
Wimmera Southern Mallee Digital Plan (PDF 6899.15 KB)
Wimmera Southern Mallee Digital Plan (DOCX 27383.19 KB)