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More tertiary education opportunities for students in Wangaratta
The Morrison Government will provide funding to help establish the Country Universities Centre (CUC) Ovens Murray, creating more opportunities for local students to pursue tertiary education studies in regional Victoria.
The Australian Government will provide more than $2.5 million to establish a main campus in Wangaratta and satellite centres in Mansfield and Corryong – fulfilling an election commitment to establish a Regional University Centre in Wangaratta.
This project will be funded through the Government’s $74.2 million Regional University Centres program.
Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge said the CUC Ovens Murray centre would be crucial in delivering more opportunities for regional and rural students in Wangaratta.
Fresh details emerge as AU$540m Victoria REZ plan bids to unlock 10GW of new renewable capacity
An existing solar farm in Victoria, Australia. Image: Trina Solar.
New details have emerged regarding a plan to establish six Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) in the Australian state of Victoria, unlocking 10GW of additional capacity for renewables.
Having previously announced plans to establish REZs in the state, a new directions paper published by the Victorian State Government this week reveals how the AU$540 million project – part of a wider AU$1.6 billion clean energy package included within the state’s budget – will not only boost network capacity in the state but establish a new body to oversee the REZ’s development.