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Program overview
The Regional Tourism Investment Fund 2024 provides grants for new and innovative tourism infrastructure projects in regional and rural Victoria. It will support projects to increase visitation and length of stay, as well as improve the quality of visitor experiences.
Grants of up to $5 million per project are available with a minimum funding amount of $100,000 per project.
The grants will focus on the 5 product priorities in Experience Victoria 2033:
- First Peoples-led experiences
- wellness
- arts and culture
- food and drink
- nature.
Grant streams
The fund will be delivered via 3 grant streams:
- Stream 1 – Small-scale projects
- Stream 2 – Large-scale projects
- Stream 3 – Accommodation uplift.
Grant recipients
Grant recipients
- Big 4 Apollo Bay Pisces - Pisces BIG4 Accessibility Uplift
- Cove Discretionary Family Trust - BIG4 Ballarat Windmill Holiday Park cabin and playground uplift
- Phillip Island Wine Co - Phillip Island Winery Cellar Door Restaurant Expansion
- Jamcoe Pty Ltd - The Daylesford Royal Hotel – Boutique Accommodation Uplift
- Panorama Garden Estate Tours Pty Ltd - Development of wellness ‘Nature Pod’ at Panorama Garden Estate
- Bellarine Bayside Foreshore Committee of Management - Portarlington Holiday Park Cabin replacement initiative
- Campero Pty Ltd atf Macalister Trust - Paradise Valley Campground: New Deluxe Cabins
- Leeno Pty Ltd - Quealy Winemakers cellar door redesign and expansion
- Marlo Caravan Park - Snowy River Yacht Accommodation & Charters
- Indigo Wine Company Limited - Indigo Vineyard Cellar Door Enhancement
- Alpine Resorts Victoria - Mt Buller Mountain Bike Trails
- Hindmarsh Shire Council - Nhill Caravan Park Accommodation Upgrade
- East Gippsland Rail Trail Committee of Management Inc - East Gippsland Rail Trail - Simpsons Creek via Orbost upgrade
- Mount William Station - Bluestone Stables Upgrades
- Zoological Parks and Gardens Board - Sealed and safe pathways, improving access and inclusion for all visitors to Kyabram Fauna Park
Grant recipients
- Royal Automobile Club of Victoria - RACV Inverloch Resort Hotel Expansion
- Keirapad Pty Ltd - GROW Grampians Wellness Resort Development Stage One
- Australian Paddlesteamers Pty Ltd - PS Victorian Star – New 5-Star Luxury 19 Cabin Cruising Paddlesteamer
- Sovereign Hill Musuems Association - Sovereign Hill Accommodation Expansion and Renewal
- Burnham Beeches Investments Pty Ltd - Burnham Beeches Mansion and Village Square - Stage 1
- Torquay Hotel Property Pty Ltd - Torquay Hotel - Major redevelopment of outdoor beer garden with increased dining and seating capacity, and accessible enhancements
- Silverwater Resort - Silverwater Resort Conference Accommodation Additions
- Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation - Yorta Yorta Cultural Connections Centre
- Barwon Coast Committee of Management Inc - Barwon Heads Caravan Park, Cabin Upgrades
- Black and White Civic Investments Pty Ltd - Nirebo Motel Echuca - Accommodation and Facilities Uplift
- All Seasons Holiday Park - All Seasons Holiday Park Accommodation and Accessibility Uplift Project
- Eureka Stockade Memorial Park Committee Inc - Eureka Stockade Memorial Park: Upgrading accommodation standards
- River Sea View Pty Ltd - The Monty Motel