Rural Councils Victoria has welcomed a state and federal government announcement of $9.4 million Council Priority Betterment Program to improve the resilience of essential public assets such as […]
Rural Councils Victoria has welcomed the state government’s commitment to a $1 billion fund to build 1300 new social and affordable housing homes in rural and regional Victoria. […]
Media call: RCV Forum 2023 What: Media Call, Rural Councils Victoria, RCV Forum 2023 Where: Radcliffe’s 6-10 Radcliffe Street, Echuca (Google Maps, Apple Maps) […]
Councils have an important and longstanding role in regulating onsite wastewater management systems (such as septic tanks). The Environment Protection Act 2017 and Environment Protection Regulations […]
In the links below, please find all your RCV Alerts for 2023. Which are updated some days after the Alerts have been distributed to subscribers. Be […]
Rural Councils Victoria has noted the Victorian State Budget’s interest in ensuring rural and regional communities benefit from budget measures such as the creation of the […]
The 2023 Federal Budget didn’t make any large commitment for rural communities in Victoria or across the country. There are some measures that will be of […]
Rural Councils Victoria has welcomed today’s (3 April 2023) federal government announcement of an extra $250 million for road projects in rural, regional and outer-urban areas. […]
Rural Councils Victoria is urging individuals, community groups, businesses and councils across the state to make submissions to a new wide-ranging Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the […]
Regional Councils Victoria has joined with 30 peak bodies from across Australia to create a new body to advocate for rural, regional and remote communities. Rural […]
Rural Councils Victoria – which represents communities across Victoria’s 34 rural council areas – has called for major federal roads funding reforms in its submission to […]
A national and international review of potential alternative income streams for financially strapped rural communities has found that there is no “silver bullet” that can boost […]
Rural Councils Victoria is calling for a dedicated rural “Build Back Better” fund in the wake of the ongoing floods crisis across the state. Rural Councils […]
Rural Councils Victoria has welcomed a combined $1 billion in support from the State and Federal Governments for communities affected by the flooding crisis. Rural Councils […]
The RCV Forum 2022 took place at Daylesford Town Hall on Friday 2 September. Below are resources from the Forum for you to download. More resources […]
Rural Councils Victoria, the state’s peak body representing rural communities, is leading a nation-wide research project to find innovative ways for financially struggling councils to find […]
The RCV News Alert for August 2022 is now available in this link. News items include: Training for councillors and staff The Financial Sustainability Survey RCV […]
Rural Councils Victoria’s news alert for July 2022 has been distributed. The newsletter includes: Survey of councillors’ most pressing issues for rural communities Update on the […]
