Stawell will host the 2018 Wimmera Southern Mallee Regional Assembly in May.
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This will be followed by the Central Highlands Assembly in Ballarat on 14 June.
The regional partnerships were established by the Victorian government in 2016, so that regional communities could have a greater say in what matters to them.
Wimmera Southern Mallee Regional Partnership is one of nine regional partnerships in Victoria.
The assemblies discuss a wide range of topics including transport, education, tourism, economics and other topics that are unique to that community.
The regional assemblies play a role in engaging with communities to identify priorities in their regions and to develop solutions to problems.
The partnerships work across all government portfolios. They also work with the three levels of government, federal, state and local, to address issues facing rural and regional communities.
In the 2017/18 Victorian Budget, the government allocated $29 million for priority initiatives by the partnerships.
Since the regional partnerships began in 2016, the government has funded the development of a business model for a Networked Grains Centre of Excellence, to advance the Wimmera Southern Mallee region’s competitive advantage in agri-science. The government decided to fund it as a result of the regional partnership.
The government also decided to fund, from the regional partnership in Wimmera Southern Mallee, future planning to develop a thriving tourism industry in the region.
The regional partnerships are made up of community and business leaders. They are joined on the partnerships by the CEOs of local councils, a representative of Regional Development Australia and a Victorian government representative.
Wimmera Southern Mallee Regional Partnership is chaired by third generation grain and livestock farmer David Jochinke.
Across the nine Partnerships, more than 2,000 people attended a Regional Assembly in 2017.
